No injuries or traffic jams around 4:30 this afternoon when a driver went partly onto the sidewalk on southbound 35th SW at Holden – but he damaged another car and took out a hydrant:
That corner happens to be across the street from Fire Station 37.
So did water shoot out of the hydrant like in the movies? ;))
All jokes aside from above, this would be terrible if there were a fire in the area and this hydrant didn’t work.
Is this a decommisioned hydrant and if so why is it not removed…well before this crash removed it?
It shouldn’t have. As the picture shows there’s a long rod in the middle of the hydrant. It is designed to sheer off and close the valve.
Thank you. We weren’t there immediately so don’t know what happened the moment the driver hit it. But, various references:
http://www.firehydrant.org/info/geyser.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/t9wma/myth_busted_water_does_not_shoot_out/
(some Seattle references in the above discussion)
I did think the long rod seemed an unusual design. Thanks for explaining!
Bad day for Holden, there was a separate accident at 34th and Holden yesterday afternoon as well.
Someone also just go rear-ended at 35th and Webster. Everyone is fine, intersection is clear and no hydrants were harmed.
Pay attention, y’all.
Nothing on SFD dispatch log and haven’t heard from anyone so apparently minor, no injuries.
Fire3220
Thank you for the explanation regarding why the person was unable to get a free car wash.
MJ
Fire3220
Thank you for the information on fire hydrant design.
MJ
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