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Servicing fire hydrants?

NOS3 · 2015-10-21 20:39:24

I was just walking through the village where I live, and saw the fire brigade driving slowly down the street. I didn't know what they were doing, until I realised they were checking if all the fire hydrants were working. How often would this be carried out, out of curiosity? :) I have never seen it before, and I presume…

21-10-2015 09:39PM

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I was just walking through the village where I live, and saw the fire brigade driving slowly down the street. I didn't know what they were doing, until I realised they were checking if all the fire hydrants were working.

How often would this be carried out, out of curiosity? I have never seen it before, and I presume it's pretty important to check.

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#2 21-10-2015 09:42PM

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Annually, generally.

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#3 22-10-2015 10:02AM

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Good that it is, I remember one time where I grew up they had never been checked. They popped open a few lids to find them stuffed with random **** and it delayed them by a few minutes. Thankfully the fire was not serious.

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