Would you have guessed there are over 260 fire hydrants located alongside the roads and streets in Middletown Township? In order to further insure that each fire hydrant will perform properly at the time of a fire incident, each hydrant is checked annually by Philadelphia Suburban Water Co.

Although the Fire Companies have maps in the fire apparatus identifying the location of each of these fire hydrants, winter storms and plowing operations can often hide the hydrants under a mountain of snow making them impossible to find quickly. Immediately after a major snow storm, each fire company conducts a survey of its primary response district to locate and dig out the fire hydrants as necessary. Without help, it can sometimes take the volunteer fire companies many days to complete this job. This is where you can help!

The Fire Departments are seeking the assistance of those residents who have a fire hydrant located along the street frontage of their property and asks these residents to "Adopt A Hydrant". After a snow storm, as your driveway and walks are being cleared, take a minute or two and check on your neighborhood's fire hydrant and dig out a 2 - 3 foot area completely around the hydrant. If you are not able to dig yourself, ask a neighbor to help you or have several neighbors agree to take turns.

Water is still the principle agent used by the Fire Department to control and extinguish fires. Delays in locating and hooking-up to a fire hydrant can seriously hamper a fire suppression operation, raising the risk of injury and possibly resulting in additional property damage. It's clearly to everyone's advantage to avoid the problem of locating and connecting to a hidden fire hydrant buried under a snowdrift.

Please help and "Adopt A Hydrant".

Thank you.