White Fire Hydrants? Darien Explains

DARIEN, IL — Some of Darien's fire hydrants were painted white recently, and residents called City Hall for an explanation. After all, white hydrants may be hard to find when it snows.

The city took to social media to explain the changed color.

"The white you are seeing is the primer before they get painted red," the city said on the Nextdoor app.

On Facebook, residents responded to the city's posting.

"If you have time to be calling the town about the color of fire hydrants, I'm jealous of the amount of free time you have," one man said.

"I thought everyone knew that," another person said.

Yet another resident wrote, "They came on my street. Primed them white, then later that day painted them red. Looks really nice!"