GFD asking residents to adopt a hydrant
Saturday, January 5, 2013
The Greencastle Fire Department is requesting that community members adopt a hydrant in their neighborhood during the winter months.
The premise is simple -- when it snows, members of the community adopt a hydrant by making sure a snow-free, three-foot parameter exists around the hydrant to allow easier access to the hydrant and start water flow.
If residents have a hydrant in their lawn or neighborhood and cannot see it, the chances are firefighters can't see it either.
The department is asking residents to take a few minutes to shovel around hydrants and make them visible.