{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"West Knox firefighters face broken hydrant at scene of Saturday fire &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IYy4yF2W6o\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/west-knox-firefighters-face-broken-hydrant-scene-saturday-fire\/\">West Knox firefighters face broken hydrant at scene of Saturday fire<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/west-knox-firefighters-face-broken-hydrant-scene-saturday-fire\/embed\/#?secret=IYy4yF2W6o\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;West Knox firefighters face broken hydrant at scene of Saturday fire&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"IYy4yF2W6o\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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West Knox Fire Chief Darryl Baker said firefighters hooked up the hydrant in the subdivision off of Oak Ridge Church Road about 2 a.m., but when they opened the valve to release the water, nothing happened. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t happen very much,\u201d Baker said of a broken hydrant noting he has seen it five or six times in his 30 years as a firefighter. Baker said firefighters received help from neighbors to pull the hose approximately 400 feet down the street to another hydrant. \u201cThey all grabbed hold and starting pulling it,\u201d Baker said of the neighbors noting that the length of hose weighs 300 to 400 pounds. Firefighters were able to use water stored on the trucks to work on extinguishing the blaze while the hose was moved. Baker said West Knox arrives on the scene of a structure fire with 4,000 to 4,200 gallons of water already on the trucks, depending on which station they are coming from. \u201cWe have a pumper, pumper tanker and a tanker,\u201d Baker said. \u201cWhen we run, we run with the same things whether there are going to be hydrants or not.\u201d West Knox and Lily fire departments have an automatic mutual aid agreement, meaning when one department is paged to a structure fire the other is automatically paged. \u201cLily brings another 3,000 gallons,\u201d Baker said. \u201cOn most structure fires we won\u2019t use 7,000 gallons. Baker said in the rare circumstance when more than that amount of water is required, firefighters have about 15 minutes before the trucks run dry. \u201cWe came extremely close, but we never ran out of water,\u201d Baker said of Saturday\u2019s fire. Baker said he has not spoken with officials with the Laurel County Water District, but emphasized that he is not blaming them for the malfunction. \u201cIt is just one of those things that happens,\u201d Baker said. \u201cEvery now and then, something is going to tear up.\u201d \u201cThis is not Laurel Water\u2019s fault.\u201d Water district officials told WKYT they were not aware that the hydrant was broken. Baker said while residents in many communities are used to seeing firefighters flushing, checking and maintaining hydrants, the responsibility actually lies with the water company. \u201cThe reason we (volunteer firefighters) don\u2019t do it, is that they (water company) want it to be done between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and most of us work,\u201d Baker said adding the water companies will supply the departments and residents with hydrant pressures, flows and a map of hydrants upon request. \u201cWe are used to using tankers to supply water,\u201d Baker said of his firefighters. \u201cIf the hydrants are there, we use them. If not, then we use the tankers.\u201d"}