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Fire chief outlines hydrant expansion, ties system to boost Bosque protection
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Fire Chief Anthony Martinez told the Corrales council that recent line tie-ins and new hydrants increase capacity and redundancy, and he urged grant funding to reach a long-term goal of broader hydrant coverage near the Bosque.
Fire Chief Anthony Martinez briefed the Village of Corrales governing body on efforts to expand fire-suppression capacity and add hydrants near the Bosque preserve.
Martinez said the department has added pipe and hydrants on recent projects and linked pump stations to improve capacity and redundancy. “We met in the middle. It’s an 8‑inch line. We take both systems and we increase the capacity,” he said, describing a connection between the Loma Largo pumping station and the main station that adds the two stations’ storage and backup power.
The chief listed tank sizes and pump capabilities: the main station tank at roughly 120,000…
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