Testimonials:
4/12/2010"I just wanted to take a second to tell you how much my department likes your product, mark-a-hydrant. First let tell you where my fire department is located, we are located along US-61 about 20 miles west of New Orleans headed to Baton Rouge. The first time I saw your product I was in the middle of the country on vacation and noticed all the hydrants in this one city had the reflective markers on them you could see where the hydrant was a block to a block and a half away. I stopped to look at them and got the web address from the back of the marker.
Our department does hydrant inspections twice a year and we were tired of replacing the markers that you put down on the road, time consuming, hard to work with due to having to mix the glue, and forever replacing the reflectors that you put down on the road because they fail after being rolled over by vehicles. So I ordered about 20 mark-a-hydrant reflectors to test. I wanted to see how they would hold up in the south Louisiana heat and if we would lose any to kids. Everything worked out great. We put them on selected hydrants some in subdivisions and some by businesses. A year later not one marker was gone from the hydrants and they looked as good after one year as they did when they were put on the hydrants.
We have had these markers in place for a few years and they still look as good as when they were put on the hydrants."
Thanks again,
Chief Thomas Barreca, Jr.
Norco Area Vol. Fire Dept.
4/8/2010 - Q&A with Manheim Fire Chief -- Duane Ober
MAH: “Chief Ober, so you’ve had the Mark-A-Hydrant reflectors for two years now, what do you think?”
Chief Ober: “We’re still very happy with them and we’ve had a lot of positive comments about them. Their visibility is great. Another good thing has been that our firefighters have become more aware of where all the hydrants are, because they see where they are everyday – at non-emergency times.”
MAH: “How have they held up for you?”
Chief Ober: “In two years we’ve had to replace less than 5 markers (of 600 markers) and those were near the school.”
MAH: “How do they compare to what you had before?”
Chief Ober: “Without a doubt, they stand out much more than the wands we were using. The wands are only effective when there is a lot of snow. Also, the wands are 5 times more costly.”
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November 2009
"This is a very good product! Had this put on all of my Hydrants in Hamlin Tx. It makes a BIG Different. We as a Fire Dept. love this and makes our job easy to find a Hydrant. If you like more information on this product. Please email at Hamlinfire@classicnet.net. Please I love to talk about this product."
Thanks,
Ricky Guerra / Hamlin Fire Dept
7/22/2009
"I have to tell you that your hydrant markers get a 10 for visibility: they look great and really stand out: especially at night."
- M.R. OEM Coordinator
6/10/08 - From Manheim Fire Department website:
"Seeing any odd lights around town lately? No, it's not aliens, it's our new hydrant markers. The old "stick" style markers have been starting to deteriorate over the years, so we decided to purchase a more efficient replacement. The new markers are plastic rings that fit over the side connections on the hydrant and reflect bright blue light back toward approaching headlights. This will help us to spot hydrants as we approach a fire. This is an example of a purchase made with the funds that we receive from the community during our annual fund drive. To those who responded to the letters and sent a donation back, thank you for your support. We will continue to install markers over the next few weeks, but if you see a hydrant that is not marked, or a marker that is need of repair, please contact us at 665-3661. Please do not handle the "stick" style markers, they have small fiberglass fibers that can rub off onto your hands and are extremely itchy."
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"As a firefighter for over 21 years and a Chief Officer for the past four years, I can tell you from experience that this is the best and the brightest marker available. These markers are literally visible for half a mile in extreme darkness."
- J.W. Fire Chief
"I have seen a lot of different reflective devices and poles that are used to help a firefighter find a hydrant. The problem with these markers is that they are hard to see and the reflective material wears out quickly. You know as a firefighter that every second counts and the last thing you want is to be searching for a hydrant. These new Mark-A-Hydrants are the best I have seen on the market, they are extremely reflective from a far distance and the shape is very distinctive. You won't drive past these hyrdants. These simple markers could save a life. "
- A.B. Former Savannah Firefighter and Current Volunteer Firefighter