Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Adopt – A – Hydrant

Whatisafirehydrant(AKAafireplug)?Afirehydrantisdefinedasanac/vefireprotec/onmeasureandasourceofwaterprovidedinmosturban,suburban,andruralareas.Thesedevicesareconnectedtothemunicipalwatersupplytoenablefirefighterstoreceivewaterandassistinex/nguishingfires.

HowmanyfirehydrantsareintheCityofGreensburg?Currently,thereare324firehydrantsintheCityofGreensburg.

Whyarefirehydrantsimportant?Firehydrantsareanessen/alpartofbeingabletoex/nguishfiresquickly.Theymustbelocatedinanareathattheycanbeeasilyseenandaccessibletofirefighters.Greensburgfireenginesonlycarry500gallonsofwatersoitisvitalforfirefighterstoconnecttohydrantstosupplythemwithenoughwatertoex/nguishafire.

Whatisthefeetoadoptahydrant?Thefeeis$25.00dollarfeeperhydrantadopted.ThismoneyisusedtopurchaseaHighVisibilitymarkertobeaKachedto“your”firehydrant.Thepurposeofthismarkeristoprovideourfirefighterswithquickloca/on,evenwhenhydrantsareburiedinsnoworcoveredwithseasonalvegeta/onovergrowth.

Whyarefirehydrantsdifferentcolors?ThebasecolorforallfirehydrantsinandaroundtheCityofGreensburgisRED.Theyarepaintedthiscolortoincreasevisibility.Thetopandcaps(some/mesreferredtoasears)arepaintedadifferentcolorsofirefighterscaniden/fythesizeofthewaterlinethatapar/cularfirehydrantisconnectedto:

BLUE=1500+gallonsperminuteflow GREEN=1000–1499gallonsperminuteflow ORANGE=500–999gallonsperminuteflow RED=below500gallonsperminuteflow

WhatelsecanIdotohelpwithmyhydrant?Youcanalsoassistbykeepingtheareaaroundthehydrantclearofbrushanddebris,inthewinterkeepthesnowshoveledaroundthehydrant,andtomakesurethehydrantisproperlypaintedandtheHY-VIZmarkerisvisible.WeaskthatyoucontactthefiredepartmentifthereisaleakordamagetothehydrantortheHY-VIZmarker,ifthehydrantneedspainted,orifyouneedassistanceinmaintainingyourhydrant.

Forques)onsormoreinforma)oncontact:JimmyFontana–(724)640–2690orRickSteele–greensburg794@comcast.net

Seereversesideformoreinforma)onandtheAdopt–A–Hydrantapplica)onLogontowww.gbgfire.orgforothergreatGreensburgFireDepartmentprograms

Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Adopt – A – Hydrant Application Form

The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department has devised a plan to help maintain

and identify fire hydrants throughout our city. Due to the number of fire hydrants located in Greensburg, we are asking for help from the community to make sure our fire hydrants are visible and in good working order. For a fee of $25.00 per hydrant you can adopt your very own City of Greensburg Fire Hydrant. Once the adoption form has been received, a member of the fire department will inspect the hydrant to make sure it is in good working order and/or if it needs painted, and attach the high visibility marker. Once the inspection and installation is complete, you will receive an official adoption certificate per hydrant (via email). After adoption we ask that you take good care of “your hydrant”. You can do this by keeping the area around the hydrant clear of brush and debris, in the winter keep the snow shoveled around the hydrant, and to make sure the hydrant is properly painted and the HY-VIZ marker is visible. We ask that you contact the fire department if there is a leak or damage to the hydrant or the HY-VIZ marker, if the hydrant needs painted, or if you need assistance in maintaining your hydrant.

Forques)onsormoreinforma)oncontact:JimmyFontana–(724)640–2690orRickSteele–greensburg794@comcast.net

THANKYOUforAdop)ngaCityofGreensburgFireHydrant!!!

PLEASEDETACHANDMAILTHEAPPLICATIONBELOWWITHPAYMENTTOTHEADDRESSPROVIDED.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NAME:_______________________________________________________________________________________ADOPTINGFOR(Circleone): INDIVIDUAL FAMILY BUSINESSYOURSTREETADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________________CITY:_____________________________________ STATE:______________ ZIP:_________________PHONE:____________________________ EMAIL:__________________________________________________LOCATIONOFHYDRANTTOBEADOPTED:_____________________________________________________________________________LOCATIONOFSECONDHYDRANTTOBEADOPTED:_____________________________________________________________________LOCATIONOFTHIRDHYDRANTTOBEADOPTED:_______________________________________________________________________Signature:__________________________________________________Date:____________________________AmountEnclosed:NumberofHydrants_________________X$25.00each_________________________Total

MakeCheckorMoneyOrderPayableto:GreensburgVolunteerFireDepartmentReliefAssocia)on

PleaseSendApplica)onandCheckorMoneyOrderto:Adopt–A–Hydrant265MonicaDrive

Greensburg,PA15601