The Portland Water Bureau uses at least a dozen brands of meters and has over 169,000 meters in the City. How to use your water meter to detect a leak. Fire Hydrants Portland has fire hydrants every 1,000 feet as the crow flies. That's the standard spacing of fire hydrants in residential areas. In higher-density areas, the standard is every 500 feet.
Downtown there are two hydrants for each intersection.
Hydrants are color-coded to give important information to firefighters. Freelance hydrant painting violates Portland's City Code.