01-18-2008, 03:25 PM
Kim, HPP has their own fire station & it has a pumper truck that does arrive with water, but they may need more. That is why almost all insurance & mortgage co. require at least 10k gals....of course during a drought (most likely time for brush fires) when almost every ones tank is low, would mean that you may not have enough water to stop the flames...something to think about if you normally let your tank get down near empty during drought times... (a friend in Honaunau has a house that actually has a fire suppression catchment....not hooked to the main house water system, but they also have 20+ acres of Kona coffee to look after...)