r/Firefighting • u/seltzr ? אש • Mar 09 '25

Photos In Washington DC

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Shame they left their windows open

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u/Gatorvillage Mar 09 '25

Our hydrants are painted bright red, with a 5' sign. It's hard to miss em.

This is just dumb.
Why paint it dark green? I can hardly fault that driver.

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u/Mikey24941 Mar 09 '25

Obviously this is a green top hydrant per NFPA standards, but instead of just doing the top they paint the whole hydrant making it easier to tell.

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u/Resqguy911 Mar 09 '25

This is not a green top hydrant.

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u/Mikey24941 Mar 10 '25

Then what is it?

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u/Resqguy911 Mar 10 '25

It’s a blue banded hydrant. All hydrants in DC are green and marked with reflective bands to indicated rated flow.

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u/Mikey24941 Mar 10 '25

Okay well you learn something new everyday. I was coming from a Midwest frame of reference.