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4B. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT - LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE This section describes the emergency equipment at the facility and the applicable maintenance and inspection schedules. Maintain all emergency equipment and inspect regularly according to the schedule identified in the Tables 4-1 through 4-3. Inspections involve visually checking emergency protection systems and equipment to ensure that they are in place, charged, and ready for use in the event of an emergency. Maintenance involves a more thorough examination and servicing of equipment. Maintain water supply systems at all times. 1 . Communication and/or Alarm System: Telco and PG&E telephones are located in all buildings except the Storage Building, Hazardous Waste Storage Building and the Building Department Storage Building. In addition, most PG&E vehicles are equipped with two-way radios that can be used to summon assistance in the event that telephone service is cut. A two-way radio base station is located in the Operations Building for contacting radio equipped PG&E vehicles. This station is manned 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Fire alarms are audible throughout the yard. Manual alarm pull boxes are located in the operations building. An additional , supplemental alarm bell system is in place in the Office Building to signal fire alarms for the Office Building only. Alarm systems are inspected quarterly and maintained as needed. Telephones and radios are in continual use and are maintained as needed. 2. Firefighting Equipment: A complete list of fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment located at this facility and their maintenance schedule is presented in Table 4-1. Locations of fire extinguishers are depicted in Figure 2-1, Facility Layout. In addition, the Garage, Office Basement, Warehouse and south side of the Operations Building are protected by automatic sprinkler systems. 4-5