Alaskan Hydrant Ops Foreman Fights Elements for Public Safety

Earl Stewman leads a crew keeping some of Alaska’s fire hydrants in working order, battling the elements to maintain public safety, and building an award-winning career.
Alaskan Hydrant Ops Foreman Fights Elements for Public Safety
Stewman’s duties include maintaining water quality through flushing programs, working on construction of new hydrants, and providing hydrants sized to accommodate contractors for street cleaning, landscaping and maintenance.

Earl Stewman is on a mission: Make sure the fire hydrants in Anchorage, Alaska, work when they’re needed — all 7,400 of them. It’s a tall order, especially when the snow flies, Alaskan temperatures dip to 25 below zero, and an eight-member crew covers a 125-square-mile territory...

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