[Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!/ More thoughts

[Sean Hoyden]

I couldn't dig out my nearest hydrant if I wanted to. . . . it's buried
under an  8 foot snowbank.  And my trusty shovel (and back) are already
beaten down from the driveway/sidewalk.

On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Interesting that you mention that - I just had a call from an old friend
> who now lives in Boulder CO and is a volunteer firefighter out there... they
> have had problems with that in the past, where they'd go to hook up to a
> hydrant and not only would it be dry, but loose in the ground!
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 05:43:03 +0000
> > From: odyslim at comcast.net
> > To: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> > CC: jerryinva at hotmail.com; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!/ More thoughts
> >
> > Another reason to dig out the hydrants is to keep them visible to the
> snow plows!!!!!.
> > There is 32 inches here. If an un-informed driver was to come through, he
> may
> > accidentally tale one out if on a corner, maybe mine!
> >
> > Regards, Scott
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Doug Kitchener
> > To: jerryinva at hotmail.com, scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> > Sent: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 04:57:54 +0000 (UTC)
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!
> >
> >
> > I had a suspicion that might have happened; Montgomery sent a tanker over
> there... I hope not, but I bet there'll be more like that before this is
> over... response time is delayed anyway because of road conditions; yeah,
> looking for a hydrant would cost valuable time... even worse if all this
> stuff freezes...
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> From: jerryinva at hotmail.com
> >> To: oldsdoug at hotmail.com; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> >> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 04:51:00 +0000
> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!
> >>
> >> A house in Great Falls, VA burned down tonight because Fairfax County FD
> couldn't make it to the house. Hilly, untreated road. Them having to search
> for a hydrant could be the valuable minutes that make the difference.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Doug Kitchener
> >> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 04:40:41
> >> To:
> >> Subject: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!
> >>
> >> As you dig out from the snow, make sure that the snow is cleared away
> >> from nearby fire hydrants... could save valuable time in case of a
> >> fire... especially with the increased danger of fire from the use of
> >> candles during power outages.
> >>
> >> Power here went out last night for 3 hours,and I was scared spitless
> because some of the dummies here were using candles... and many of my
> neighbors shouldn't be out in public unescorted anyway... there's never been
> a significant working fire in this development but if one ever got going, 16
> townhouses would be well off before the FD could get here anyway, even in
> ideal conditions (we are exactly the same distance, 3-3/4 miles, from the
> three nearest fire stations.)
> >>
> >> So, the few minutes that it would take the FD to locate and dig out the
> fire hydrants could well be critical!!
> >>
> >> Station 51, KMG-365
>
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Sean Hoyden
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Premiere Realty Group
703.899.8893

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