{"id":780,"date":"2019-06-28T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/summer-never-open-hydrants\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:41:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:41:24","slug":"summer-never-open-hydrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/summer-never-open-hydrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reminder: Never Open Hydrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"big\">Opening fire hydrants is a neighborhood tradition that&#39;s more dangerous than you think, and definitely illegal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#39;s the bad news. 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line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">*drumroll*&#8230;.. IT\u2019S POOL SEASON!! Click the link in our bio for the 2019 pool opening schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/philaparkandrec\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Philadelphia Parks &#038; Rec<\/a> (@philaparkandrec) on <time datetime=\"2019-06-14T20:36:00+00:00\" style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\">Jun 14, 2019 at 1:36pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>With more than 70 facilities, we can boast more pools and spray grounds per resident than any other city in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>That means you and your friends don&#39;t have to open fire hydrants when the weather gets hot, or risk swimming in our unpredictable rivers, where drowning is always a risk.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#39;s so bad about cracking open hydrants?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"big\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1em\">We&#39;re glad you asked&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"text: \u201cif a hydrant is damaged...\u201d and illustration of a firefighter standing next to a hydrant with a broken valve, shrugging, and looking confused and helpless because he can't do his job!\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/new-preview_fire.png\" \/><\/div>\n<h4>Four reasons opening hydrants is dangerous:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A fire hydrant opened at full pressure can cause <strong>serious bodily harm, or even death, <\/strong>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 <strong>break the valves <\/strong>and <strong>make the hydrant useless<\/strong> when it&#39;s needed most\u2014<strong>during a fire on your block.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> huge amount of water<\/strong> coming out of hydrants can<strong> flood local basements<\/strong> and cause problems with gas and electric lines.<\/li>\n<li>Operating hydrants the wrong way can<strong> break the water mains<\/strong> that are under your street when not properly turned on or off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>So remember&#8230;<\/h5>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPhillyH2O%2Fvideos%2F2566193426740244%2F&#038;show_text=0&#038;width=800\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Don&#39;t sweat it \u2013 there are better ways to keep your cool!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"half left\" style=\"margin:0 0 1em\">\n<p>Use the Parks and Recreation cool Finder feature to <strong>locate a pool or sprayground<\/strong> near you:<\/p>\n<h5><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary white bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/parks-rec-finder\/#\/activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parks and Rec Fun Finder<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Another great option for beating the heat<\/strong> (besides drinking plenty of Philly&#39;s top-quality tap)? <a class=\"semibold\" 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 <strong>free resources the Free Library of Philadelphia provides<\/strong> for residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half right callout orange-bg center\" style=\"margin:.5em 0;\">\n<h3 class=\"white shadow\">If you see a hydrant open on your block, <strong>report it right away<\/strong> by calling our emergency hotline at <strong>215.685.6300<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Bonus:<\/h6>\n<p>Check out this amazing 1986 rap video PWD put out to warn people about hydrant dangers more than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UdoMG-xNjBg\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opening fire\u00a0hydrants is more dangerous than you think, and definitely illegal. 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