Volunteer Fire Hydrant Painting Program

• Fire hydrants throughout the City require regular and routine maintenance, including painting.  When the hydrants are painted, they provide higher visibility for fire crews when responding to fires and aesthetics to the neighborhood.
• Having volunteers paint hydrants also  allows Fire Department members to continue to attend to their duties such as business inspections, pre-plans, public safety presentations as well as responding to fire and medical emergencies, which benefit the residents within our community.
• Having volunteers paint hydrants provides significant cost savings to the City.

The following will provide you an idea on what will be required of you to complete the project: 

• Gather 4-7 groups or crews ( 3 people per group or crew) to assist in painting hydrants.  The project may take 60-140 hours of community service and is suited well for Scouts or other groups with a large labor source to rely on.
• Volunteers will be asked to paint hydrants within one square mile which is typically 130-200 hydrants.
• Conduct an "orientation" with groups/crews to review instructions.
• Make cardboard templates 2 ft x 4 ft with cutout.
• Provide paint and wire brushes for each group/crew.
• Divide area to be painted among all groups/crews.
• Provide plastic to each group/crew to avoid paint drips.

The Mesa Fire Department will provide the following supplies:  

• Hydrant paint and thinner.
• Safety vests.
• Map(s) of area needing hydrants painted.
• Meeting place (optional) such as fire station.

Hydrants are painted standard yellow per Mesa Fire Standard Operating Procedures 105.07.