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| On March 17, 2007,
Troop 521 gathered to help Max complete his Eagle project. |
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Max had decided to place
special reflective road markers throughout his and several other
subdivisions. The markers indicate the location of fire
hydrants and are designed to save time when firefighters have to
locate a hydrant, especially at night.
Max had obtained a map, from the Clarksville Fire Department, of the
hydrants in the areas he planned to mark. |
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| Proper safety gear
was a must. Everyone was issued a reflective vest and a
flagman was posted to warn oncoming traffic. |
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Each reflector was
placed a measured distance from the edge of the road using a special
adhesive patch designed to hold it in place.
As you can see from the photo on the right, many
of the hydrants were hidden from view by shrubs or other
obstructions. A lot of fire damage can occur if firefighters
spend an extra 5 or 10 minutes locating a hydrant or running hoses
to a more distant hydrant. |
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Max carefully marked off each
hydrant as it was "reflectorized." The
guys came up with their own special techniques for making sure that
the reflectors would be properly stuck to the street. On the
right, you can see one of the guys applying the "two footed flying
stomp" to a marker. |
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| At the end of the
day, 99 markers had been placed in several subdivisions. The
100th marker was used for practice. The result was nearly 3
square miles of homes with visibly marked hydrants. In the
event of a residential or brush fire in the area, firefighters will
be quickly able to locate the nearest hydrant and valuable time,
property. and possibly lives will be saved as a result. Good
work Max. |
