Weekly Photo Challenge Feb 14th - 20th "Fire Hydrants or other fire fighting equipment"
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Having raised the issue about UK fire hydrants in #5 I thought I would go out and shoot a proper one rather than the exemplar sign in #5.
Oh my goodness, they are as rare as rocking horse manure. Within a five mile radius around my house I could only find this rather pathetic example. I queried this with my local Fire & Rescue Authority and I found out that when a fire appliance goes out on a 'shout' today they are given a printout containing all the details of the call, including a map of the area showing the location of all the fire hydrants and other essential information.
I understand that, as these traditional signs were continually being defaced/destroyed by vandals, it became too expensive to replace them and in any case they were no longer required.
Oh my goodness, they are as rare as rocking horse manure. Within a five mile radius around my house I could only find this rather pathetic example. I queried this with my local Fire & Rescue Authority and I found out that when a fire appliance goes out on a 'shout' today they are given a printout containing all the details of the call, including a map of the area showing the location of all the fire hydrants and other essential information.
I understand that, as these traditional signs were continually being defaced/destroyed by vandals, it became too expensive to replace them and in any case they were no longer required.
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