Sechelt fire Chief Bill Higgs is looking for people to adopt fire hydrants and help out the department this month.
The Sechelt volunteer fire department has about 600 fire hydrants within the District of Sechelt and each year those hydrants need to be cleared of brush growing around them so they are easily visible from the road.
Volunteer firefighters will be showing up with weed-eaters this week to do some of the work, and Higgs hopes the community will step up and offer a helping hand as well.
"Our firefighters don't get paid anything for their work and it takes more time away from the guys being with their families," Higgs said.
Finding and hooking up to the right fire hydrant can mean the difference between saving a property and losing it to fire, he added.
"The tops of the hydrants are colour coded. If you think of it as a stoplight it makes some sense. Green means it generates over 4,500 litres of water flow a minute, yellow is 2,200 to 4,500 litres and red is less than 2,200," Higgs said. "It's very important we can see the hydrants right off the bat."
Higgs asks that people adopt a fire hydrant near them and clear it of any brush or debris that may be blocking its view from the roadway.
