"Seconds count in an emergency and blocking a fire hydrant is a selfish decision that can kill people and endanger FDNY ...
For the first time in city history, the FDNY issued a criminal summons to a vehicle owner who illegally blocked a fire ...
It’s the first time a section of the city’s fire code has been used to fine a driver of a car blocking a fire hydrant.
Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics blaming the surge on bike lanes and even a lack of cops, records show.
It never dawned on him that a fire hydrant that is there to provide water, was actually known to have an issue. "That's it… that just inexcusable to say we know there's a failure, we know this ...