The colored cap on a US fire hydrant can tell firefighters how much water it can deliver: Blue means 1,500+ gallons a minute, while red warns of under 500

Learn how fire hydrant cap colors indicate water flow rates, aiding firefighters in emergencies. Discover the NFPA guidelines and local variations in hydrant color coding.
Yahoo

What the Color of a Fire Hydrant Actually Tells Firefighters

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people, if you asked them to imagine a fire hydrant, probably picture a red or yellow structure at the edge of a curb. It ...
Hosted on MSN

Longview fire marshal explains color coding on hydrants

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - You see them every day in East Texas in every municipality. There was a time when they were all painted red, so they would stand out and be easily spotted: Fire hydrants. Now ...
Hosted on MSN

What the color of a fire hydrant actually tells firefighters

Most people, if you asked them to imagine a fire hydrant, probably picture a red or yellow structure at the edge of a curb. It feels standard. However, it turns out the color of a fire hydrant varies ...