8 Comments

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   phred on March 7, 2016 at 10:43 am

   If there’s a fire the firefighters would hook up to the next closest hydrant. Two of the hydrants on my dead-end street were covered like this last week and the covers were gone later the same day.

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   phred on March 7, 2016 at 10:43 am

   If there’s a fire the firefighters would hook up to the next closest hydrant. Two of the hydrants on my dead-end street were covered like this last week and the covers were gone later the same day.

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   mgwa on March 7, 2016 at 11:21 am

   Maybe the hydrant’s broken (stuck bolt or the like) and the sign’s there to keep fire fighters from wasting time. I assume they plan to fix it ASAP.

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     Greg Reibman on March 7, 2016 at 11:56 am

     Thanks MGWA and phred: I actually saw two covered hydrants this morning, both within two blocks of each other.

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   mgwa on March 7, 2016 at 11:21 am

   Maybe the hydrant’s broken (stuck bolt or the like) and the sign’s there to keep fire fighters from wasting time. I assume they plan to fix it ASAP.

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     Greg Reibman on March 7, 2016 at 11:56 am

     Thanks MGWA and phred: I actually saw two covered hydrants this morning, both within two blocks of each other.

5. 

   Doug Jacobs on March 7, 2016 at 12:57 pm

   Maybe they were just repainted.
   A simple call to Newton Fire will clear it up. Must be a slow news day for Village 14.

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   Doug Jacobs on March 7, 2016 at 12:57 pm

   Maybe they were just repainted.
   A simple call to Newton Fire will clear it up. Must be a slow news day for Village 14.