Hydrants

[Michael]

With the first significant snowfall of 2014 upon us, please take some extra time while shoveling your walks and driveways and clear a path to and around your fire hydrant. This makes it easier for us to locate and is safer for your neighborhood.

Thank you,
Michael

[Michael]

Please assist the local Fire Departments by adopting the fire hydrant closest to your home or business and keep it free of snow.

Please keep it clear after each snowfall, and clear a path approximately 3 feet around the hydrant and shovel a path from the street to the hydrant. This will allow the Fire Department personnel to quickly locate the hydrants and obtain water for firefighting activities.

Please consider helping a neighbor with medical conditions or who are elderly, by adopting their hydrant as well. This simple act of kindness will benefit the entire neighborhood.

During a fire, the Fire Department must quickly locate and gain a water supply from the closest hydrant. If a hydrant is buried by snow, it is difficult to find and valuable time is spent locating and digging the hydrant out. This delay in gaining water from a hydrant may disrupt the timely manner in which firefighters are able to fight the fire, allowing it to grow. A fire doubles in size every 20 seconds.

This "Adopt a Hydrant" program is an information program, used around the country to assist in the efforts of the local Fire Departments. It is not necessary to inform anyone of which hydrants are cleared.