There are over 3,000 fire hydrants in the City and County of Broomfield, and the number increases almost daily with new construction and development.  Fire hydrants are an important part of the water system.  They provide fire protection to residential, commercial, and industrial structures; construction and street sweeping water. The Utility Division maintains hydrants twice a year.  Maintenance includes flushing, pressure testing, lubricating, and painting.  Performing maintenance twice yearly assures that the hydrants are always ready for emergency operation.  Broomfield also replaces multiple hydrants each year because they are either old, outdated styles or replacement parts are not available for reorder.

- Flushing the fire hydrants annually with a high volume of water creates a scouring effect to clean out any sediment or scaling buildup inside the pipeline. This is done not only to insure quality drinking water, but also to help eliminate any taste or odor problems. Click here for flushing schedule.