JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Inspections are revealing more details about the number and conditions of fire hydrants in the capital city, including more than 700 that are missing or never existed.
At a hearing earlier this month, Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin said JXN Water was attempting to map out and inspect all of the fire hydrants in the city.
Of the 10,012 hydrant locations on the books, he said, as of November 5, crews had visited 4,421…