... the Duke Ellington bridge to reach other hydrants. Much finger-pointing between DCFD and WASA has... an engine have been at the distant hydrant for boost, and what kind of GPM ... have a special truck with that much hose; or just raid every engine company in ... outcome is DCFD will test all the hydrants; WASA will pay 50%% of the cost. The hydrants will be color coded by volume.} -- A host is a...

... three-alarm fire gutted the building ...one minor delay fighting the fire when the second repsonding crew discivered they'd have to run nearly a quarter mile of hose to the second nearest fire hydrant. http://www.kmtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7354314

...from interviews that some major religious event was the cause of all the delays, it does not sound likely that any city would get you there faster. You are connecting a garden hose to a fire hydrant, trying to get people on the only 4-5 flights into a particular city.