The ubiquitous fire hydrant
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
June 30, 2020 5:28pm CST
I seem to be missing the fire hydrant that usually adorn the street corners of avenues. Maybe they have reduced the number since fire trucks are now advanced with long hoses. In some cases, the fire hydrants were removed because some enterprising people would open it to fetch water for their personal use. It is like having free water. Anyway, the hydrant is for emergency need of water when there is a house on fire.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jun 20
Our fire department goes around the city testing the fire hydrants every couple of months to make sure they are working properly. The kids love it when they come test the fire hydrants in the neighborhoods, as all the kids will gather and play in the water. A lot of times during the summer, the fire department will attach the hoses from their fire trucks to the hydrants, and then spray all the kids from up high on their ladder.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jun 20
That seems to be a lot of fun with the testing and the kids playing in the water. We do not have that testing here. There's even a time that the hydrant had no water.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jun 20
@Alexandoy Well, that defeats the purpose of having a hydrant if there is no water!
Our fire department tests the fire hydrants regularly to make sure they work, and also to bleed out any rust that has built up in the pipes underground.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jun 20
@moffittjc in some parts of Manila, there were hydrants with no water maybe because people are stealing the water. Anyway, I am amused with the testing of the hydrants that I hope we also have it here.
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@rebelann (111168)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Jul 20
So why is the hydrant in your photo yellow @Alexandoy ?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
@rebelann it actually looks like peach to me, the color.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jun 20
Same here, the hydrant is also colored red.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
If there are many fire trucks then I guess that will do. But here there are so many houses and fire trucks are not really that many. When there is a fire usually the houses get burned easily since the areas are congested.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
@DianneN when fire hits a crowded community in the city, more often than not half of the houses would be burned before the fire can be controlled by the firemen simply because the fire trucks cannot enter the congested area. The alleys and pathways are only for motorcycles.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
I think it is only here that people are using the fire hydrant for their water needs.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
@JudyEv that is a good safety measure if buildings would have their own water for the fire hose.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Any new businesses are now required to have x gallons of water available for fire-fighting. Most seem to put in big tanks for this purpose.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Jul 20
Nice looking fire hydrant.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
That is in an upside commercial area.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Thank you for sharing the story here on this site.
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It seems like what we called here batik clothes.@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jul 20
@Adie04 when we go to another country, I always try to buy something to wear like a shirt or slippers.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
1 Jul 20
Hello @Alexandoy I thought you're in the airport by the looks on the floor. Well, That's useful in case of a huge fire.
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
1 Jul 20
@Alexandoy So that building is a supermarket? wow
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
That is in the membership supermarket Landers.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
1 Jul 20
We have a fire hydrant just up the road from us, it has had to be used a few times. And then one time it broke due to a landslide. It was very muddy for a long time in our area. It was a good time to be a kid haha
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jul 20
When that happens here for sure the kids would be playing in the mud.
@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
2 Jul 20
It is good to have them provided they are in working condition
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jul 20
They should always be in working condition but here it is not guaranteed.
