Answer: Parking near a fire hydrant is prohibited by the California Vehicle Code regardless of whether the curb is painted red or not. There are several thousand hydrants in County area and it is our longstanding practice to not paint the curb. To do so, would not provide any additional enforcement capability. How far do you have to be from a fire hydrant?
In NYC it is permissible to park a passenger car adjacent to a fire hydrant during daylight hours provided a licensed driver remains behind the wheel and moves the car if emergency vehicles approach. There are no “NO PARKING” signs for hydrants in NYC.
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Q. Hi. At about 2:10 p.m. on Monday, I picked up my granddaughter from school in Garden Grove. Parked in the red zone and in front of a fire hydrant was the pictured car. Can you tell me why, and i…
Yep, firemen can damage your vehicle if necessary, and they won’t be breaking any laws doing it. You won’t be able to charge them with property damage if it is established that you blocked their access to a fire hydrant during an emergency. So, consider yourself warned. Be mindful of those steel thingies dogs love to urinate at.
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Reference:
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_extinguisher