I thought it was pretty funny that the City of Ione commemorated their first fire hydrant.

Mueller, Albertville, ALA

Centurion, 1985.

5-1/4" VO

? PSI

note:

no weather cap,

"ASR" cast on the bonnet rim

Brea, California

lonely fire hydrant, Butte, Montana

fire hydrant - las vegas, nv

A fire hydrant in Quebec City Canada, on August 19, 2008.

Punk hydrant with his low slung pants held up by duct tape, and chains from his nose to his ears. Tough guy!

Shot on a walk around downtown Chicago.

Mueller, Chattanooga, TENN

Improved, 1953.

5-1/4" VO

? PSI

note:

weather cap, no oil filler plug,

embossed "MUELLER CHATTANOOGA TENN" on the bonnet rim,

"5 1/4", "MUELLER", "1953", and "CHATTA TENN" on the side of the body

Don't know what's going on here...

Feeding my obession of fire hydrants.

Bad Ass Coffee and a VA Beach fire hydrant.

McAvity - M5EM, 5 1/4, 150, 1958

A one time red now yellow fire plug.

Mueller, Albertville, AL

Super Centurion, 2010.

5-1/4" VO

AWWA-UL-FM, 250 WP

note:

"BSR" cast on the top of the bonnet rim

Rufus can't decide what to make of his new "friend," the Dalmation-camouflaged fire hydrant.

That's what it says-----almost a hundred years old.

Sidewalk still-life.

M&H Valve & Fitting Co., Anniston, Alabama,

(owned by Dresser Industries)

Model 500, 1965.

? VO,

? PSI

note:

embossed "Dresser" on the body

Some nice shutter speed effect photos from the Oct 20th Cameron House show.

www.firehydrant.ca

This one was recently removed (not long after I featured it on a blog post) :-(

Fire hydrant near Chemistry building on University of Arkansas campus