Firefighters: Help Clear Hydrants, Please

Firefighters: Help clear hydrants, please

BACK OF YOUR CAR. AND THE SNOW HAS POSED CHALLENGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY STILL HAVE TO BE OUT THERE. THEY STILL HAVE TO BE RESPONDING. AND THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO BE THERE FOR AN EMERGENCY. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S JACK MALUKA LIVE FOR US IN MOUNT AUBURN WITH WAYS YOU CAN DO YOUR PART. GIACOMO. SO THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. KELLY. WELL, OF COURSE, THE SNOW STILL COMPLICATING EFFORTS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY TO GET AROUND, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS. BUT THEN FOR FIREFIGHTERS SPECIFICALLY GETTING TO THOSE FIRE HYDRANTS CAN ALSO BE A CHALLENGE. OF COURSE, WITH MANY OF THESE SNOW BANKS PILING UP. WE HAVE ALREADY CUT OUT A LITTLE PATH RIGHT HERE WHERE THIS HYDRANT IS. FIREFIGHTERS SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE OUT IN A SHOVELING THE DRIVEWAY, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST TAKE A COUPLE EXTRA MINUTES TO HELP GET THAT HYDRANT CLEAR AS WELL. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE’S AN EMERGENCY, ACCESSING THOSE HYDRANTS WAS ALSO A PROBLEM OVER IN EAST PRICE HILL JUST YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN WE WERE OUT ON PURCELL AVENUE WHERE THERE WAS A FIRE, THERE, CREWS HAD TO DIG OUT ONE OF THOSE HYDRANTS AS WELL, JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET TO IT. SO THEN THEY CAN PUT OUT THOSE FLAMES. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY KNOW WHERE ALL THE HYDRANTS ARE, SO THEY’LL BE ABLE TO FIND THEM, BUT IT COULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME. SO THEY SAY THEY’RE ALREADY FACING THOSE DELAYS TRYING TO TREK THROUGH THE SNOW. AND THEY CAN REALLY USE ANY HELP THEY CAN GET. GREAT THING IS, IF YOU LOOK OUT AND SEE A FIRE HYDRANT IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, DIG IT OUT, DIG ALL THE SNOW AWAY FROM IT BECAUSE IT’S LIKE THIS ONE. THESE GUYS HAD A HARD TIME JUST FINDING THE HYDRANT. WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, BUT WHEN EVERYTHING IS COVERED IN SNOW, IT’S REALLY HARD TO FIND. SO IF YOU’RE OUT PLANTING YOUR DRIVEWAY, SHOVEL THAT HYDRANT OUT FOR US. YEAH, IT JUST TAKES A FEW EXTRA MINUTES. IF YOU’RE ALREADY OUT SHOVELING, AND THAT CAN MEAN A BIG DIFFERENCE IN AN EMERGENCY. NOW, COMING UP AT 630 HERE ON NEWS FIVE TODAY, WE’LL SHARE WITH YOU SOME TIPS FROM THE HEATING AND COOLING EXPERTS ABOUT WAYS TO PREPARE YOUR HOME. AS THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES CONTINUE.

Firefighters: Help clear hydrants, please

The snow blanketing Southwest Ohio continues to bring delays along roads across Greater Cincinnati.First responders say the snow has made their efforts more challenging as well.Feet-high mounds of snow along narrow streets with parked cars have made access a challenge for many.In East Price Hill Tuesday morning, Cincinnati firefighters had to dig through a mound of snow in order to access a fire hydrant while responding to a fire in a three-story home.Cincinnati Fire Capt. Andrew Herbert said while the city has no physical fire hydrant markers, crews have access to maps so they can locate them quickly. However, having to dig through the snow can take up valuable time during an emergency.When possible, firefighters have been digging out hydrants to make sure they can access them in the event of an emergency, Herbert said.If you’re out shoveling the driveway or walkways near your home, Herbert says community members can help first responders by taking a few extra minutes to clear a path so officials can access fire hydrants immediately if an emergency happens near their homes.Fire hydrants are located about every 500 feet throughout the city of Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI —

The snow blanketing Southwest Ohio continues to bring delays along roads across Greater Cincinnati.

First responders say the snow has made their efforts more challenging as well.

Feet-high mounds of snow along narrow streets with parked cars have made access a challenge for many.

In East Price Hill Tuesday morning, Cincinnati firefighters had to dig through a mound of snow in order to access a fire hydrant while responding to a fire in a three-story home.

Cincinnati Fire Capt. Andrew Herbert said while the city has no physical fire hydrant markers, crews have access to maps so they can locate them quickly. However, having to dig through the snow can take up valuable time during an emergency.

When possible, firefighters have been digging out hydrants to make sure they can access them in the event of an emergency, Herbert said.

If you’re out shoveling the driveway or walkways near your home, Herbert says community members can help first responders by taking a few extra minutes to clear a path so officials can access fire hydrants immediately if an emergency happens near their homes.

Fire hydrants are located about every 500 feet throughout the city of Cincinnati.

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