By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post
As the city of Hays looks for ways to conserve water, the Hays Fire Department is dealing with the difficult balance of keeping up on training and adhering to the city’s water use restrictions.
Fire Chief Gary Brown said the department is cutting its water use in half for training and maintenance, and the HFD will adhere to watering restrictions currently in place:
The Hays Fire Department will not conduct its routine hydrant flow testing again this year, and it also has suspended water main flushing.