MAYNARD – A day after the second storm of the young winter season, Maynard Firefighters began clearing hydrants during emergency responses. FF Alex Martinec and FF Justin Aubert cleared this hydrant after tending to a patient during a medical. Captain Parr noted that the fire department has added snow shovels back to the apparatus to help remove the snow around hydrants but encourages residents to adopt a hydrant in their neighborhood and clear a 3 foot space around them. Captain Parr explained, “clearing a hydrant will help firefighters identify it more quickly during an emergency as well as access it for fast water.”
