Hydrant Shoveling in Progress


1/29/2026 • 1 day ago

Since the snow storm of Sunday and Monday, January 25th and 26th, which deposited 20+ inches of snow in the city, fire companies have been on the street shoveling out the hydrants in their respective districts.

 

Thank you to our neighbors who assisted. This is a big job which takes time since there are nearly 2000 hydrants across the city. Some hydrants must be shoveled out more than once, since they get plowed in again during snow cleanup. 

Photos show Engine 3 from East Cambridge, Engine 5 from Inman Square, and Ladder 1 from Hovey Avenue at work on Tuesday, January, 27th. (Group 2 was on duty).

If you can help out, consider our Adopt a Hydrant program. THANK YOU to those who have adopted a hydrant!

 

Engine 5 firefighters with a neighbor after clearing snow from a hydrant - January, 2026
Engine 5 members with neighbor after clearing a hydrant on Harvard Street

 

Engine 5 firefighters shoveling snow from a hydrant in their district
Engine Company 5 firefighters clearing snow from a hydrant in their Inman Square district

 

Engine 3 firefightrs shoveling hydrants in East Cambridge - 1
Engine Company 3, with a helpful neighbor, shoveling out a hydrant in East Cambridge

 

Cambridge Firefighters with help from a neighbor shoveling hydrants in East Cambridge
Engine 3 clears a hydrant in East Cambridge

 

Ladder 1 firefighters clearing snow from a hydrant - January, 2026
Ladder 1 uncovering and shoveling snow from a hydrant on Memorial Drive

 

Ladder 1 firefighters shoveling snow from a hydrant
Ladder 1 clearing a hydrant on Garden Street in their Harvard Square district