{"id":20250,"date":"2013-02-26T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=20250"},"modified":"2013-02-26T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T19:00:21","slug":"arlingtons-fire-hydrant-colors-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/02\/arlingtons-fire-hydrant-colors-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington’s fire hydrant colors explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJOHN KELLY: <\/strong>Why are Arlington\u2019s fire hydrants the colors they are?<\/a> – The Post<\/em>
\nMinutia lovers will probably enjoy this Answer Man column about the color scheme of Arlington County fire hydrants. <\/p>\n

Having read Answer Man, you are able to ascertain your whereabouts. You know that in Fairfax County, fire hydrants have a silver barrel and a red top, or bonnet. In Alexandria, they have a yellow barrel and white bonnet and outlet caps. The District has green fire hydrants. In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, they are gray with green bonnets.<\/p>\n

You focus your eyes and examine the hydrant. It is yellow with a pale blue top. “Aha!” you say, “I am in Arlington County.”<\/p>\n

You would also be in Arlington County if the hydrant had a green top, orange top or red top. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A good look at something that I may not have ever occurred to me. The colors are based on how many gallons a minute will flow out of the hydrant — between 1,000 and 1,500 gpm for the one above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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