Dry Hydrants
The Cherry Hill dry hydrant.
The Broad Cove dry hydrant.
The Vogler’s Cove dry hydrant.
Dry hydrants are a common form of water access on a year round basis to rural fire departments.
This access allows our tankers to hook directly to the hydrant thus allowing quicker water access (similar to a town water supply).
Occasionally our fire ponds need brush cutting to allow easier access to fill up our tankers. Cherry Hill and Broad Cove fire ponds (dry hydrants) do not need the same amount of care as the Voglers Cove fire pond.
Recently Max Slauenwhite (Fire Captain in Vogler’s Cove) organized the following fire fighters to help remove brush from the fire pond in Vogler’s Cove.
A big thanks to:
- Max Slauenwhite
- Dave Porteous
- Roy Dagley
- Eugene Hynick
- Chris Tumblin
- Grenville Tumblin
- Wayne Smith (Chief) who brought the wood chipper.
Photo credits and article by Art Fielding.
Thanks everybody!