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[[Image:Downtown_Charlottesville_fire_hydrant.jpg|right|thumb|A fire hydrant in Charlottesville]]

[[Image:Downtown_Charlottesville_fire_hydrant.jpg|right|thumb|A typical American-style fire hydrant in Charlottesville.]]

A '''fire hydrant''' is a receptacle for providing water to fire fighters to pour on burning buildings.

A '''fire hydrant''' (also known as a '''fire plug''') is a receptacle for providing [[water]] to [[fire fighter]]s to spray on burning buildings. It is a capped, valved connection directly to the [[water main]]. Traditionally, American fire hydrants are above-ground installations, similar to the one pictured, although European hydrants are typically underground.

*The pumper engine has enough water only to extinguish a small fire. If more water is needed the hose can be attached to the fire hydrant. [http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/~paris/elizabethparisbib.html]

 

Such hydrants are typically necessary because the pumper engine only has enough water only to extinguish a small fire. If more water is needed the hose can be attached to the fire hydrant. [http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/~paris/elizabethparisbib.html]

 

==See also==

==See also==

*[[fire extinguisher]]

*[[fire extinguisher]]