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A fire hydrant (also known colloquially as a fire plug in the United States or as a johnny pump in New York City, because the firemen of the late 19th century were called Johnnies), is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire. Buildings near a hydrant may qualify for an insurance discount since firefighters should be able to more rapidly extinguish a fire on the insured property.
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Hydrant with New Sod, North Service Road, Oakville, Ontario, August 2008.
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Same hydrant:
Stefan Limbacher: Hydrant mit der Aufschrift "B(?)opp & Reuter, Mannheim". Vermutlich ist der Hydrant schon einige Jahrzehnte alt (~1920?). Gefunden hab ich ihn in der Nürnberger Altstadt.
A Budweiser truck backed into a hydrant which caused a major explosion of water that flooded the streets.
Painted fire hydrant sign, Salcombe, Devon. See www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/12578163933/ for associated roadway cover.
My Photo ref.: P1010183
Date photographed: 25 September 2011