If a fire happens at your house, and the fire fighters cannot get to the fire hydrant, you will regret not clearing it off yourself when you had the opportunity to do so. So it really doesn't matter who's responsibility it is, if you see a fire hydrant that is being obscured, that is near your home or business, it is in your own best interest to clear it off. So just do it.
What a bunch of baloney. I wish these news stations would pull clips from '77-'78 out of their archives, and then run them back to back with present day public service interviews. That way, it would clearly illustrate the difference between then and now when it comes to how pubic safety is managed. I remember the blizzard interviews where knowledgeable go-get-em workers calmly stated their heroic progress in working through the crisis-at-hand, and wanted no thanks for simply doing their jobs. Contrast that with today's workers, who stand before the camera, whining about how hard things are, and making excuses. My late husband was a firefighter for the city, who uncovered hydrants in the snow between runs... because that WAS IN HIS JOB DESCRIPTION, under maintenance of fire-fighting equipment. Yeah. It's in my best interest to have the nearest hydrant cleared. That's why my 75-year-old, disabled behind pays taxes through the nose... to get it done.
If a fire happens at your house, and the fire fighters cannot get to the fire hydrant, you will regret not clearing it off yourself when you had the opportunity to do so. So it really doesn't matter who's responsibility it is, if you see a fire hydrant that is being obscured, that is near your home or business, it is in your own best interest to clear it off. So just do it.
What a bunch of baloney. I wish these news stations would pull clips from '77-'78 out of their archives, and then run them back to back with present day public service interviews. That way, it would clearly illustrate the difference between then and now when it comes to how pubic safety is managed. I remember the blizzard interviews where knowledgeable go-get-em workers calmly stated their heroic progress in working through the crisis-at-hand, and wanted no thanks for simply doing their jobs. Contrast that with today's workers, who stand before the camera, whining about how hard things are, and making excuses. My late husband was a firefighter for the city, who uncovered hydrants in the snow between runs... because that WAS IN HIS JOB DESCRIPTION, under maintenance of fire-fighting equipment. Yeah. It's in my best interest to have the nearest hydrant cleared. That's why my 75-year-old, disabled behind pays taxes through the nose... to get it done.