Water and Fire Safety

Careful planning, facility construction and water acquisitions in Broomfield have been designed to assure current and future Broomfield residents of adequate drinking water and superior fire protection capacity. Broomfield’s operation of the municipal potable water system is and always has been of the highest caliber.

Broomfield has information from other cities, from independent professional engineering organizations and from the fire district that its water system meets or exceeds industry standards and that the water pressure is sufficient for firefighting whenever it becomes necessary.

The City and County of Broomfield had an independent registered professional engineer with experience in municipal water systems review the design and operation of Broomfield's municipal water system. The review found that Broomfield's municipal water system is well within industry standards and that the water pressure provided is more than adequate for domestic needs and fire suppression requirements.

Another testament to the high quality of the city’s water system is Broomfield's ISO rating, which reflects fire suppression capabilities. Broomfield’s rating is two out of 10, with 10 being the worst rating. ISO uses the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) manual in reviewing the fire-fighting capabilities of individual communities to measure the major elements of a community's fire-suppression system. Please note that this rating also figures favorably into Broomfield residents' property insurance rates.

Visit the Wildfire and What it Means to You page to learn more.