Red, yellow, violet— fire hydrants come in many different colors. But it's not for decoration. These colors have an important meaning that could just save your life one day.

What the different colors on top of fire hydrants really mean. Gary Cosby Jr. Tuscaloosa News. ... “If you have any significant type of fire, you want a light blue colored hydrant.

Red, yellow, violet- fire hydrants come in many different colors. But it's not for decoration. These colors have an important meaning that could just save your life one day.

colored fire 1 Articles . This Message Will Self Destruct ... They had to invent an algorithm to convert different color patterns to letters and numbers. It’s sort of like an ASCII table for fire.

Have you ever noticed that fire hydrants come in different colors? 2Nnews viewer Kathy Worley did, and she wonders, do those different colors mean anything?In fact, Salt Lake City fire department ...

Fire hydrant caps generally have one of four colors, representing the fire hydrant's class based on its gallons per minute. The National Fire Protection Association suggests that red caps should ...

Fire hydrants color coded for emergencies. By Mark Niesse. ... DeKalb County is painting the tops of 23,000 fire hydrants five different colors to signal water capacity levels.