{"id":40,"date":"2017-07-13T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/keep-cool-philadelphia-not-opening-hydrants\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:57:01","slug":"keep-cool-philadelphia-not-opening-hydrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/keep-cool-philadelphia-not-opening-hydrants\/","title":{"rendered":"So Many Ways to Keep Cool in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPhillyH2O%2Fvideos%2F2045242158835376%2F&#038;show_text=0&#038;width=750\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Philadelphia, we&#39;re lucky to have more pools and spray grounds per resident than any other city in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Because we have all those great, free places to cool off, there&#39;s no reason to open fire hydrants when the weather gets hot or risk swimming in our unpredictable rivers, where drowning is always a risk.<\/p>\n<h4>Opening hydrants can cause a number of dangerous situations:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A fire hydrant opened at full pressure can cause serious bodily harm, or even death, should a child, or an adult get pushed into oncoming traffic while playing in front of the hydrant<\/li>\n<li>Illegally opening a hydrant can break the valves and make the hydrant useless when it&#39;s needed most\u2014during a fire on your block<\/li>\n<li>The huge amount of water coming out of hydrants can flood local basements and cause problems with gas and electric lines<\/li>\n<li>Operating hydrants the wrong way can break the water mains that are under your street when not properly turned on or off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you see a hydrant open on your block, <strong>report it right away by calling our emergency hotline at (215) 685-6300.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/parks-rec-finder\/#\/locations\/swimming-pools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find a local pool <\/a>operated by Parks and Recreation, or check out one of our local spraygrounds using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/parks-rec-finder\/#\/activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this great Finder map.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not a bathing suit person? <a href=\"https:\/\/libwww.freelibrary.org\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head to a local library<\/a> and cool off while checking out the wide range of free resources the Free Library of Philadelphia provides for residents.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, take advantage of the clean, top-quality water available from your tap\u2014at less than a half a penny per gallon, it&#39;s the best way to stay hydrated when the temps soar.<\/p>\n<p>For more tips about staying safe in the heat, check out\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/2019-05-29-its-hot-outside-heres-how-you-can-staycoolphl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these #StayCoolPHL tips<\/a>\u00a0f<\/strong>rom the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Philadelphia, we&#8217;re lucky to have more pools and spray grounds per resident than any other city in the U.S. Because we have all those great, free places to cool off, there&rsquo;s no reason to open fire hydrants when the weather gets hot or risk swimming in our unpredictable rivers, where drowning is always a risk. 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