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Home My WebLink About1974INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE OF NEW YORK '130 WILLIAM STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10038 ME1ROPOLITAN DISTRICT OFFICE September 23, 1974 Mr. Alfred R. Grebe, Senior, Chairman Board of Fire Commissioners Fishers Island Fire District Fishers Island, New York 06390 RE: Complete Inspection of Fishers Island Fire District Dear lit. Grebe: In accordance with the request fromMr. Richard S. Baker, President of The West End Water Company, Inc. and also a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, we plan to make a complete inspection of the fire protection facilities of the Fishers Island Fire District. This inspection will be made by our engineers on Tuesday, October 8, 1974. We plan to take the 7:15 A.M. Ferry from New London and meet with you at the fire house sometime between 8:00 and 8:30 A.M. As we have to complete our inspection in time to take the 4:45 P.M. Ferry from Fishers Island, we wish you'to make arrangements to have both the Fire Department and the Water Departments available. Two of our men will work with the Fire Chief and two others with the Water Departments. Included in this inspection will be the testing of approximately one-half the fire engines, to be selected by our engineer at the time of inspection. A bulletin describing the Fire Department inspection is enclosed with the fire chief's letter. Also included ia this inspection will be the fire flow tests through the fire hydrants of the water systems. Bulletins describing the water systems inspection are included with the water superintendent's letter. The keeping of these appointments is vital to our program of maintaining an inspection schedule. Very truly yours, eps:ma INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE Albert P. Santoro Supervisor Public Protection Department Encl. ( Fo~wAr~ ) ,Mr., Alfred R. Grebe, Senior Chairman -2- September 23, f974 Complete Inspection of Fishers Island Fire District CC: Mr. Robert E. Wall, Fire Chief Mr. Albert M. Martocchia, Supervisor, Town of Southold Mr. Clarende L. Dixon, Superintendent, Fishers Island Water Works Corporation Mr. Richard S. Baker, President, The West End Water Company, Inc. Mr. Howard Terry, Building and Fire Inspector, Town of Southold ;Mr. Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk, Town of Southold INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE OF NEW YORK 130 WILLIAM STR£ET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10038 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT jr;,~: December, 1974 Mr. Alfred R. Grebe, Sr., Chairman Board of Fire Commissioners Fishers Island Fire District Fishers Island, New York 06390 Dear Mr. Grebe: Our recent inspection of the fire protection facilities in the Fishers Island Fire District indicates an improvement over the previous survey conducted in 1972. The relative ISO Municipal Protection Classification remains unchanged, however, as Class 7. The Dwelling Classification in the fire district will also remain as Class "B" for residential property (four families or less) within 1000 feet of approved hydrants, Class "CC" within 1000 feet of substandard hydrants capable of delivering between 250 and 500 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, and Class "C" elsewhere, all within five miles, by road, of the fire station (see Map). All other dwelling property in the Fire District will be considered as Class '~". The Key Rate, which is used in the rate computation of most commercial and industrial property has decreased from 38 cents to 37 cents, effective on March 28, 1975. The overall premium change on commercial and industrial property is somewhat difficult to estimate since the effect of a key rate change on each individual property is dependent on construction, occupancy, exposures and special hazards of the property. However, a decrease in the annual ISO advisory fire insurance rate' ranging from Zero to 4 cemts per $100.00 of insurance can be expected on most commercial and industrial properties. There is no rate change for those properties which are protected by recognized automatic sprinkler systems. A member of our staff will be made available to you if you wish to discuss the gradings of your community fire defenses. (FOaWARD) -2- For your information we have enclosed 1) A short explanation on how Relative Municipal Protection classes are derived; 2) A Summary and a Map of the Fire Flow Tests conducted during the survey; 3) The Municipal Protection Report sent to our affiliated insurance companies. Very truly yours, dfg:ms INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE Donald F. Gildea Supervisor Public Protection CC: Mr. Albert M. Martocchia, Supervisor, Town of Southold Mr. Robert E.Wall, Fire Chief, Fishers Island Fire District Mr. Clarence L. Dixon, Superintendent, Fishers Island Water Works, Inc. Mr. Richard S. Baker, President, West End Water Company, Inc. Mr. Howard Terry, Building Inspector and Fire Inspector, Town of Southold ,-"Mr. Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk, Town of Southold INSURANCE SERVICES OF NEW YORK OFFICE 130 WILLIAM STRELrT NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10038 Metropolitan District Office December, 1974 FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT SUFFOLK COUNTY, N. Y. RELATIVE CLASS 7 The fire defenses of your community were evaluated by application of the Municipal Grading Schedule used by Insurance Services Office throughout most of the United States. The Schedule assigns points of deficiency to each of the many factors considered, in an amount depending upon the variance from the standards. Communities are placed on one or more of ten classes of protection, as shown in the following table: Deficiency Points Relative Class 0 to 500 I A 501 to 1000 2 A 1001 to 1500 3 A 1501 to 2000 4 A 2001 to 2500 5 B 2501 to 3000 6 B 3001 to 3500 7 B 3501 to 4000 8 * CC 4001 to 4500 9 ** C 4501 to 5000 10 *** D ISO-N.Y. Dwelling Classification * A community or portion of a community with a water system which does not meet minimum requirements, even though receiving less than 3501 points, is considered to be Class 8. ** A community or portion of a community without a recognizable water system is considered to be Class 9. *** A community or portion of a community without a recognizable fire department response is considered to be Class 10. A member of our staff will be made available to you if you wish to discuss the grading of your community fire defenses. ' - FISHERS ISLAm) FIRE DISTRICT, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK FIRE FLOW TESTS (Continued) AREA KEY: PB Principal Business INST MB Minor Business RES IND Industrial APT School and Instltulonal Residential Apartments Pressure - PSI Flow - Gallons ~er minute No. Location Area Static Residual Obtained Available Recommended During at 20 PSI at 20 PSI T'e s t 1~. Isabella Drive, 1st P.~S 67 50 290 500 750 S/O Center Island Avenu, S/O Center Island Avenu~ ~ 18. Isabella Drive, 1st W/O RES 46 2 120I 90I 750 Highland Dr~ve 19. Barlow Hill Road, N/O I~S 62 29 170 185 750 Center Island Avenue 20. Clay Point Drive, 2nd RES 60 14 290 265 750 N/O Center Island Avenue 21. Clay Point Drive, 3rd RES 54 12 270 235 750 from End ..... 22. Soundview Drive, 2nd RES 50 34 240 310 750 N/O Center Island Avenue 23. Main Highway E/O RES 58 43 810 1300 750 Reservoir 24. Center Island Avenue, RES 44 11 80 70 750 3rd from East Point 25. Center Island Avenue RES 53 0 80 60 750 Last Hydrant (East Point) 11 12 13 15. 570 MRW FISH~RS ISLAND FI/~ DISTRICT, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK FI_____RE FLOW TESTS The followin~ tests were made on water systems of the West End Water Company, Inc. (West End of Dist=ibution System% and the Fishers Is land Water Works, Inco (East End of Distribut~on S~stem) on October 8, 1974 between the hours 10:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. dl, ring conditions of normal consumption and plant operation. Also included, and tndicate~. (*); are som9 of the previous tests conducted during the last survey on June 21, 1972. ARF~A KEY: PB Principal Business INST School and Instltulonal MB Minor Business RES Resident lal IND Industrial APT Apartments CC Country Club Pressure - PSI Flow - Gallons ~er minute No. Location Area Static Residual Obtained Available Recommended (West End) DurIng at 20 PSI at 20 PSI West End Water Company, II.. Test Alpine Avenue S/0 West 1. Street PB 64 20 440 440 3000 * 2 Fox Avenue and Crescent IND 62 0 210 170 3000 Avenue MB Montauk Avenue, 2nd 3 Alpine Avenue INST 67 24 380 390 1750 * 4 Rauch 1st E/O RES 58 3 150 120 750 Equestrian Avenue Madeline Avenue, 2nd E/O RES 72 14 120 115 750 5'I Crescent Avenue 6.! Equestrian Avenue, 3rd S/O RES 67 15 290 275 750 Heathulie Avenue Fox Avenue, 2nd S/O RES 68 20 440 440 750 7.1 Cottage Drive Madeline Avenue and Genersl 8. Cam-ton Drive RES 70 23 240 250 750 Oceanic Avenue, 2nd S/O RES 49 19 340 330 750 9. Oriental Avenue 10. Oriental Avenue, W/O RES 54 18 410 390 750 Water Meter Central Avenue, Opposite RES 75 7 240 215 750 11. Power House (East End) Fishers Island Water Works [_nc. Main Highway at Fishers 1750 12. Island Country Club CC 54 22 290 300 13. Wilderness Avenue, S/0 RES 74 22 410 420 750 Center Island Avenue ' - Peninsula Road 2nd N/O RES 76 20 340 340 750 14. Main Highway 15. Center Island Avenue, 2nd RES 66 40 910 1250 750 E/O Pump Station ---- 570 MRW )lB? 124 122 SOU NDVI EW ORIV~ MIDDLE FARMS FOND POND OIOS ITl 170 Z OCTOBER 1974 FISHERS ISLAND) NEW YORK East End of Distribution System owr4d by Fishers Islend WaterWorks I~c, · Hydrm~ts delivering 500 GPM at 20 PSI ~ Hy~lrants dellveringbetween 250-5OOGPM at 20 PSI 0 Hydronfs failing fo deliver 250 GPM at 20 PSI 34 AVE, ,45 IS ALPIN 23 24 OCTOBER 1974 FISHERS ISLANO~ NEW YORK West Encl of Distribution ~ystem owned by Westsnd Water Company,inc. · Hydrants delivering 500 GPM at 20 PSI Hydrants delivering between 250-500 GPM ot 20 PSi 0 Hydrants foiling to deliver 250 GPM at 20 PSI 21 oo