Keeping the area surrounding Fire Hydrants clear:
It is extremely important to keep cars, bushes or anything else that could obstruct a Fire Hydrant at least 4 feet away. The time it would take emergency responders to find the hydrant and then clear enough space to hook up their hose, is valuable time they should be using to fight a fire. Keeping the surroundings clear allows firefighters to do their job more efficiently, which could help save your business or the life of an employee inside.

How to determine the front of a Fire Hydrant:
In order to distinguish the front of the Fire Hydrant you must first locate the three valves on the body; two side-mounted, subsidiary openings and one large main opening. The large opening in the middle of the other two smaller openings is the front of the Fire Hydrant.