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Carlsbad, CA.
In the early 1920s, Jones worked with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power to custom design the service brass which later became a standard part of the Jones product line. During both World War I and World War II, Jones supplied water, gas and steam valves for the Navy’s battleships and destroyers. In 1926, Jones built it’s first bronze fire hydrant at the request of the Fire Chief of Monrovia, California.
Although Jones was not the first company to market a wet barrel hydrant, it was the first to cast a wet barrel hydrant in bronze. Jones turned the use of bronze into a marketing advantage, selling the product based upon the long term benefits of bronze over iron. For example, the City of Beverly Hills replaced one of the first Jones hydrants (believed to have been installed in 1926) after over 60 years of service.
The Jones bronze wet barrel hydrant remains the preferred fire hydrant in most parts of California.
PANORAMA CITY - A sheared fire hydrant blasts a stream of water 100 feet into the air at the intersection of Ventura Canyon Ave and Roscoe Bl on 10/15/12. Los Angeles Firefighters quickly arrived and enjoyed a cold shower on this 95 degree day as it took about 10 minutes to shut down the hydrant. © Photo by Mike Meadows
something different from the usual soul-less materialism photos =]
shot with a 70-200L @ 2.8 on a Canon 1D2
Harlem, NYC
On the first day of Christmas, my imaginary lover gave to me...
...a empty festive fire hydrant.
(I guess she doesn't want me to escape that house fire.)
You always wanted to know where they go, once the dogs break them. At the Hammonton Water Department, they just get stacked up.
I have a question here...In the background you see some steps. How do you get to those steps without plowing through the fire hydrants?
Carlsbad, CA.
In the early 1920s, Jones worked with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power to custom design the service brass which later became a standard part of the Jones product line. During both World War I and World War II, Jones supplied water, gas and steam valves for the Navy’s battleships and destroyers. In 1926, Jones built it’s first bronze fire hydrant at the request of the Fire Chief of Monrovia, California.
Although Jones was not the first company to market a wet barrel hydrant, it was the first to cast a wet barrel hydrant in bronze. Jones turned the use of bronze into a marketing advantage, selling the product based upon the long term benefits of bronze over iron. For example, the City of Beverly Hills replaced one of the first Jones hydrants (believed to have been installed in 1926) after over 60 years of service.
The Jones bronze wet barrel hydrant remains the preferred fire hydrant in most parts of California.
Last year, my neighbor's house had fire.
It was very dangerous and serious situation.
My house almost caught fire.
After all, this hydrant helped my house.
I am very grateful for this great(:D) hydrant.
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So wie mancher - mit dem Hintergedanken, daß sie mehr Staubsaugen möge - seiner Frau einen Staubsauger schenkt, so widmet uns die "Wiener Städtische Versicherung" einen Hydranten: Wenn sie schon den Brandschaden nicht zahlen, dann soll es wenigstens eine Chance zum Löschen geben. Oder so.
My hometown only has a few housing tracts and they are all in a different part of town. In the area where I grew up each house was custom built to the likes of the owner. Normally, the only restrictions were the size of the lots (which were typically very narrow -- not seen here) and a height limitation (can only be two stories).
There are still very few sidewalks or streetlights and many think that the place looks like a hodge podge because every house is very different. But I love that about this area.
Crop of a shot of a "broken" Hydrant in Brooklyn during the heat wave. Shot with the manual 1.8 Oly lens.
A North Air hydrant truck is connected to the central aviation fuel pipeline network and provides fuel to the aircraft. There is a significant advantage with hydrant systems when compared to fuel trucks, as fuel trucks must be periodically replenished.
Note the earth grounding connections between the aircraft and the truck.
In the background is GY14 UDW, Gatwick Airport Ground Ops number 6.