We’ve launched a new tool to make it easier to stay informed about fire hydrant testing in your neighborhood. Residents can now visit hattiesburgms.com/firehydrants to check whether hydrants on their street are scheduled for testing during the current week. The tool allows you to quickly search by street name and see upcoming testing information in one place. The Hattiesburg Fire Department has also just posted the list of streets scheduled for the first week of testing, giving residents a look

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Hydrant Trout are real 🐟 Fire hydrant testing ensures fire hydrants are in full working order and have proper flow capacity. To ensure they are capable of meeting flow requirements, we open them and discharge water at a very high flow rate while measuring their performance. Remember never obstruct a hydrant by parking your car, truck, trailer or other items in front of them. That way our fire engines and firefighters can access them in the event of a fire. #fishing #wildlife #publicsafety #fire