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AP News – A Growing Trend: Hydrant Locks to Reduce Illegal Summer Showers

AP News – A Growing Trend: Hydrant Locks to Reduce Illegal Summer Showers

by Hydra-Shield Inc | May 28, 2019 | Hydra-Shield

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ The spray of an open fire hydrant – for generations, an escape from urban summer swelter – is going the way of such lost childhood pleasures as marbles and mumbletypeg. Newark is among a small group of cities that have turned to The...

Since 1979 Hydra-Shield Manufacturing, Inc. has been the leader in the Hydrant Security Industry, designing and manufacturing the highest quality fire hydrant locks, devices, accessories, and valves, including the Custodian Hydrant Lock.

Through the FyrelaneUSA brand, Hydra-Shield assists Fire Departments in responding to emergencies with the Pre-Con Valve — the only automatic inlet control valve on the market today — and the Hydra-Storz adapters that speed up emergency response performance.

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