27. At the end of the year, new installations and replacements had brought the total number of pedestal and ground hydrants to 926 and 1,380 respectively.
28. Salt water hydrants proved to be extremely valuable in checking fires during water restriction hours. These hydrants are inspected quarterly and maintained in good working order.
29. Throughout the year the Water Authority provided turncocks at Fire Stations to enable water valves to be operated during the hours of water restrictions.
30. Static water tanks are regularly inspected and maintained in good conditions.
INSPECTION BRANCH AND FIRE PREVENTION
31. The Inspection Branch made a total of 8,804 inspections of premises of various descriptions during the year under review. Apart from routine inspections in connexion with the administration of various ordinances, these inspections include good-will visits and investigations of complaints of illegal storage of dangerous goods, or of obstruction to staircases or fire escapes, etc.
32. Prosecutions of offenders for infringements of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, the Miscellaneous Licences (Timber Stores) Ordin- ance, and the Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Ordinance were undertaken on 131 occasions and convictions were registered in all cases with fines totalling $13,915.00. In many cases illegally stored dangerous goods were confiscated in addition to fines being imposed. A detailed summary of inspections is shown in Appendix II.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
33. The Brigade has a fleet of twenty ambulances, one of which became unserviceable as a result of an accident. Twelve new ambulances were approved and ordered. Six of these are to replace old vehicles and six are additional vehicles. Deliveries of these ambulances were delayed by the manufacturer. When all have arrived the Brigade will have a fleet of 26 ambulances. They are operated from the following fire stations:
Hong Kong
Central Fire Station
Eastern Fire Station
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North Point Fire Station
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