Fire department urges code action after hydrant was blocked; borough to direct code enforcement

Nov 4, 2024

Assistant Fire Chief Bill Stull described a brush fire response where a decorative fence blocked a hydrant on Sonny Drive, said crews had to cut the fence and cited the International Fire Code; council asked code enforcement to inspect and cite if the obstruction is not removed.

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The borough's volunteer firefighters told council they recently had to cut through a fence to reach a hydrant during a brush fire and that the owner later replaced the obstruction. Assistant Fire Chief Bill Stull pointed to the International Fire Code when asking for enforcement.

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