Clear Your Fire Hydrants
Feb 10, 2010 14:37 - 1 Comment
When I watched the plows dump large piles of snow on the corners of our street, it never occured to me that our fire hydrant was being buried below the 8 feet of snow. Then I read notices from >Montgomery County Fire and Rescue urging residents to clear snow away from fire hydrants and I became concerned. Fire hydrants need to be visible from the road and accessible to firefighters in the event of an emergency.
Today I found a bright orange sign in the shape of a fire hydrant on top of the snowpile. A path had been cleared to the hydrant from the side. The sign will notifiy drivers not to pile the snow on the hydrants during the cleanup from today’s storm. The big question is: where WILL they put all this snow?
If your hydrant is covered, get together with neighbors and dig it out. The home you save could be your own.
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I dug out a fire hydrant near my home, only to have my neighbor bury it when he shoveled his driveway. So I’ve dug that hydrant out twice now. Arg.