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Keep those Fire Hydrants Clear! 3ft around & down to the ground!

2/4/2015

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MANSFIELD NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
Mother Nature hasn't been too cooperative with the snow the past few days, and is promising more ahead.

We have been contacted by the Mansfield Fire Department and MEMA, to help out, once again, with clearing the fire hydrants.  

All scouts should help in clearing fire hydrants in their own neighborhoods for the time being.


We would ask that you also talk to you friends and neighbors to have them help out any way they can. 



Depending on the weather in the next few days, MEMA may once again ask us to help with shoveling details.  More info to come...

Mansfield has approximately 2000 hydrants that need to be cleared.  MFD and MEMA simply don't have the personnel to clear that many hydrants.  Further, any firefighter clearing hydrants is taking away from their primary job of public safety.  Many hands make light work, and we can help the Fire Department by doing our duty. Even one or two hydrants per scout will make a significant difference!

Every second counts when fighting a fire.  A fire doubles in size & intensity every minute.  If a firefighter has to spend time clearing a hydrant, that is time that isn't spent fighting a fire.  A simple 5 minute delay increase the fire's magnitude by 16-fold. A 10-minute delay is 512-fold!  By clearing those hydrants, we could be helping to save a life, a home or a business.  Please do your good turn today by clearing those hydrants!

Any hours given to fire hydrant clearing will count toward service hours.
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