This is why the basic solution of calling the firefighters out to break the windows of the vehicle and run a hose through it is more an actual solution.
Apparently it worked to get the Soviet diplomats to stop parking in front of hydrants.
Apparently it worked to get the Soviet diplomats to stop parking in front of hydrants.
Although not in love with fire hydrants as a revenue source either.
Remember the truck has a couple of minutes supply of water onboard, so hooking up to a hydrant immediately isn't the top priority anyways.
Fun. Then we get kids putting a cardboard box over the hydrant and playing "what box?" after smashing your windows.
Varies by municipality: when parking anywhere, look for blue reflectors in the middle of the road. There's usually one or two per street. They denote where the fire hydrants are so the FD can easily find them when cars block curbside visibility. You can use the same feature to avoid hidden hydrants yourself.
In marching band, we referred to those as Smurf Shit, and the drum captain would whack the snare a particular way to let the rest of the band know of its presence so nobody tripped over it
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/work-van-full-debris-its-way...
Hydraulic cutters are slow AF and they're not going to remove bulk material that is in the way.