It is illegal to tamper with fire hydrants

For open fire hydrants, please call 771-4880 (24 hours per day)

July 15, 2011 | 2 min reading time

This article is 14 years old. It was published on July 15, 2011.

 It is  illegal to tamper with fire hydrants or to play, stand or lay in water being discharged from a fire hydrant unless authorized by the City.  Parents/guardians can be held responsible for the actions of their children in violation of this law.  Revised Code of the City of St. Louis 23.11.010-23.11.040.
http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/cco/code/data/t2311.htm

For open fire hydrants, please call 771-4880 (24 hours per day).  You can also call the police non-emergency number at 231-1212.  Open fire hydrants are a danger to traffic, children who play in the water in the street (one child was hit in the Gravois Park Neighborhood earlier this year), can lower water pressure, and may be unavailable in a fire emergency or may be damaged so that they cannot be used.

Link:  http://www.kmov.com/video/featured-videos/Why-wrenching-open-a-fire-hydrant-is-not-a-good-idea-118391459.html

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