This document provides information about a memorandum of understanding between the Albuquerque Fire Department (AFD) and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) to conduct annual inspections of fire hydrants in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It outlines responsibilities for both parties, including AFD inspecting hydrants and reporting any issues to ABCWUA, who is responsible for repairs. The document also summarizes inspections from 2011 and 2012, noting a significant increase in the number of inspections and hydrants marked as working properly in 2012 compared to 2011.

1. 2012
FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTION
EZMAXMOBILE SOLUTION

2. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

3.  Founded in 1706
 57th Most Populous City in the US
 Population Within the City Limits – 552,804
 Greater Metro Population Approximately – 840,000
 Hot Air Balloon Capital of the World
 Enjoys 310 Days of Sunshine a Year
 Home to the University of New Mexico
 Home to Sandia National Laboratory
 The “PIT” Hosted the 1983 NCAA Final Four
 Over 4.4 Million Tourists Visit Albuquerque Each Year
 Over Fire Hydrants Within the City Limits
A FEW FACTS ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE

4.  AFD and ABCWUA signed on 8/10/2011
 Maintain Public Trust
 Firefighter Safety
 Water Supply for Fire Suppression Operations
 High Degree of Dependability for Fire Suppression Operations
 Update and Maintain GIS with GPS of all Public Fire Hydrants
 All Fire Hydrants Within City Limits Function Properly
 Repair & Maintenance
 Replacement
 Capture all Fire Hydrant Inspections in MAXIMO
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)

5. Annual Inspection
Identify Private Hydrants
Operational Function
Proper Valve Function
Leaks
Proper Hydrant Barrel Drainage
Flow Producing Capability
Damage
Mapping
Enter all Inspections in MAXIMO
AFD HYDRANT INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITIES

7. Train AFD on Hydrant Inspections
Train AFD on Work Order Entry in MAXIMO
Repair Hydrants as Identified by Annual AFD Inspections
 Dry Hydrants
 Stem Nuts Inoperable or Difficult to Operate
 Leaks
 Drainage
 Loose Hydrants
 Barrel Damage
 Missing Caps & Chains
 Painting
 3’ Clearance
GIS Mapping
 Edit Hydrants (Adds/Moves & Deletions)
 Create a Separate & Distinct Map Layer for Private Hydrants
ABCWUA HYDRANT INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITIES

9. 2011 FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTIONS

10. 2012 FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTIONS

11. FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTIONS COMPARISON

12. 2011 & 2012 FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTIONS
COMPARISONS & OBSERVATIONS
 An Increase of 753% More Inspections Completed in 2012….
 ZERO Fire Hydrants Working Properly in 2011….
 9,546 Fire Hydrants Working Properly in 2012….
 Is This Data Accurate?
 Yes & No
 Thousands More Inspections Were Completed in 2011….
 Thousands of Fire Hydrants Were Working Properly in 2011….
 Why Such a Large Discrepancy?
 Only Fire Hydrant Repair Work Orders Created in MAXIMO
 How did we get here?

13. 2011 FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTION PROCESS
Accessed via a link on the AFD
SharePoint site.

14. FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTION EZMAXMOBILE SOLUTION
AFD REQUIREMENTS
 Ease of Use
 Incorporate Current AFD Data
 Work Codes
 Man #
 Station/Firebox
 Reports
 Mobile
 Mapping
ABCWUA REQUIREMENTS
 Accuracy
 Failure Class Reporting
 Work Order Prioritization & Planning
 Reports
 Mobile
 Mapping

30. FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTION EZMAXMOBILE SOLUTION
AFD REQUIREMENTS
 Ease of Use - Minimum of 3 Fields, Maximum of 9 Fields Entered by AFD Personnel
 Incorporate Current AFD Data
 Work Codes – All 17 AFD Work Codes Available & Mapped to Maximo Failure Class
 Man # – First Required Field Entered
 Station/Firebox – Field Auto-populated,Tied to MAXGIS ID
 Reports – New Actuate Reports, Improved Queries & Advance Searches Available
 Mobile – Can Access on iPad, iPhone and Safari Browser on Tough Books in AFD Trucks
 Mapping – Captures Latitude & Longitude of Hydrants not in GIS
ABCWUA REQUIREMENTS
 Accuracy – Errors Minimized by Auto-population of Required Fields
 Failure Class Reporting – Mapped to AFD Work Codes and Auto-populated
 Work Order Prioritization & Planning – Maximo Priority Mapped to AFD Work Codes and Auto-
populated Based on Waterline Operations Criteria
 Reports – New Actuate Reports, Improved Queries & Advance Searches Available
 Mobile – Can Access on iPad, iPhone and Safari Browser
 Mapping – Adds, Deletions & Moves Coordinated with ABCWUA GIS Group

31. Operations Fire Station 20
Deputy Chief David Downey Battalion Commander Zar Horton
Captain Kenny Holcomb Firefighter Fred Garcia
Lieutenant Jackie Lance Firefighter Mark Giardetti
Firefighter Johnny Montoya
Technical Services Driver Michael Tobin
Lieutenant Eddie Gonzales
CREDITS
Java Programming
Jack Lee
Waterline Operations Information Services
Nikhil Lucaskamat, Assistant Superintendent Dawn Alexander, Systems Analyst I
Ron Vigil, Planner Scheduler Mark Armijo, Program Analyst II
Michael Arellano, System Analyst II
Waterlines Field Crew
Antonio Anaya, Journeyman Utility Tech
Joey Sanchez, Utility Tech 2
Richard Sanchez, Utility Tech 2
Robert Moraga, Utility Maintenance Mechanic 3

32. Michael J. Arellano
System Analyst II
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
P.O. 568
Albuquerque, NM 87103-0568
505.768.2562 Office
505.206.0585 Cell
mjarellano@abcwua.org
Thank You….