Ottawa Fire Hydrant Photos Types of fire hydrants found in Ottawa, Ontario.
Darling
Mueller Canada
McAvity Canada
Some municipalities in Ontario - including Ottawa, Toronto, Kingston and Hamilton are now colour-coding their fire hydrants to indicate low water flow areas.
Colour-coding hydrants warns the fire department that sufficient water flow may not be available.
Municipalities that practice the colour-coding system follow the U.S. National Fire Protection Association's standards. The bonnet and nozzle caps of hydrants are painted a specific colour to indicate water flow as follows:
Blue - flow greater than 95 litres/second
Green - flow of 63 to 95 L/s
Orange - flow of 31 to 63 L/s
Red - flow less than 31 L/s Source: Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
Private fire hydrants have a designated body colour of RED in the Ottawa area. If it's top is white/yellow it hasn't been colour coded yet.
A black top means the fire hydrant is out of service. Source: www.infraresto.ca/fire-hydrants/
