- City crews scrambling to turn off nearly 2,000 fire hydrants opened by residents seeking relief from the heat required a police escort to protect them from gang members and others upset with the shutdowns.
CBS 2 found one city crew being followed by a police sport-utility vehicle as they crisscrossed neighborhoods, turning off a total of 1,921 hydrants as of Thursday evening.
“It’s a waste of water, and I have to do my job,” said 20-year Water Management Department veteran Richard Quarles.
We even heard that some districts are putting up a "hydrant" car for the first time in years on third and first watches.
And we'll bet the city still wants to meter every house though, right? How about splitting this bill with the homeowners in the hood?
And we'll bet the city still wants to meter every house though, right? How about splitting this bill with the homeowners in the hood?