DIGGING OUT HYDRANTS MARKS BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS NEW RITUAL

02/11/2015

The snowiest 30 days in Boston's history have turned streets and sidewalks into mazes of towering snow heaps and have left the city scrambling to keep hydrants clear, reports The Boston Globe. While officials ticket property owners who do not shovel their sidewalks, there is no penalty for ignoring the fire hydrants on city property. So, all officials can do is encourage people to be good neighbors and point out that in case of a fire, they will be very unhappy indeed if their nearest hydrant is encased in ice. "People don't realize how important it is. You delay a small fire, and suddenly, it's out of control. Seconds, it's literally seconds," Lieutenant Kevin Jordan said. &qu...

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