New pilings for a replacement boardwalk are pictured next to a fire hydrant covered in police tape, almost five months after Superstorm Sandy, in Seaside Heights, New Jersey March 22, 2013. The Jersey shore, a 127-mile stretch of beaches, small communities and kitschy icons, remains largely in shambles, with the traditional Memorial Day start to the summer season a mere two months away. Picture taken March 22, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) 

A fire hydrant with a lion face sculpture is seen as a woman walks by in Stanley, in this picture taken on March 15, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (FALKLAND ISLANDS - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A fire hydrant is seen with an "Out of Service" sign on a blighted street on the east side of Detroit, Michigan March 22, 2013. When the state-imposed manager of Detroit, Kevyn Orr, begins the job on Monday he will wade into a city of crumbling neighborhoods where police fail to respond to some calls, arson fires burn out of control, and residents scour charred buildings for scrap metal to sell. Picture taken March 22, 2013. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A fire hydrant is seen with an "Out of Service" sign in the midtown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan March 19, 2013. When the state-imposed manager of Detroit, Kevyn Orr, begins the job on Monday he will wade into a city of crumbling neighborhoods where police fail to respond to some calls, arson fires burn out of control, and residents scour charred buildings for scrap metal to sell. March 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A damaged fire hydrant is seen along the shore amongst a Hurricane Sandy-damaged waterfront in the Manhattan Beach section of the Brooklyn borough of New York March 4, 2013.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) 

A new fire hydrant protrudes from the sand in a neighborhood that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in Ortley Beach, New Jersey, January 7, 2013. Continuous efforts are underway to rebuild parts of the town destroyed in late October 2012 by the superstorm. REUTERS/Tom Mihalek (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A New Jersey Fire Fighter operates a fire hydrant while he attends a fire emergency call at Elizabeth, New Jersey December 18, 2012. Flames shot out of the roof of the building located in a commercial district, as dozens of firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. There were no immediate reports of injuries. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER) 

A fire hydrant is seen buried in the sand in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

A fire hydrant nearly covered with sand washed ashore is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 30, 2012. Millions of people across the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy, which knocked out power to huge swathes of the nation's most densely populated region, swamped New York's subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan's financial district. REUTERS/Tom Mihalek (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) 

Connie Seay paints a patriotic theme onto a fire hydrant in Danville, Kentucky October 10, 2012. The Danville Arts Council was behind the "Adopt a Hydrant" scheme to show the town's enthusiasm for the upcoming vice presidential debate. U.S. vice presidential debates usually don't matter much, but the October 11 showdown held in the small town between Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan could be an exception. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS USA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION) 

Justin and Kayla Franklin, from Tennessee, walk in wind and rain in downtown Key West as Tropical Storm Isaac moves over the island August 26, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampaand threatening to interrupt about half of U.S. offshore oil output. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) 

A man drinks from a bottle he filled at an open fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 5, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A man sprays water from a fire hydrant in New York June 21, 2012. A heat wave blanketed the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York City and forcing utilities across the region to ask customers to conserve electricity. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Children play with a toy water gun after being sprayed by water from a fire hydrant in New York June 21, 2012. A heat wave blanketed the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York City and forcing utilities across the region to ask customers to conserve electricity. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A boy sprays water from a fire hydrant in New York June 21, 2012. A heat wave blanketed the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York City and forcing utilities across the region to ask customers to conserve electricity. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Children react after being sprayed by water from a fire hydrant in New York June 21, 2012. A heat wave blanketed the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York City and forcing utilities across the region to ask customers to conserve electricity. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

People wait to get sprayed by water from a fire hydrant in New York June 21, 2012. A heat wave blanketed the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York City and forcing utilities across the region to ask customers to conserve electricity. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Resident Toni Ann Gaggi uses an electric fan to escape the heat before performing yoga with others in at Times Square in New York June 20, 2012. Record-breaking temperatures spiked into the 90s on the first day of summer on Wednesday, sending children facing an untimely ice cream shortage to seek relief in the spray of fire hydrants in New York. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Magician Cardone prepares to perform his version of Harry Houdini's Milk Can escape during the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Baron Von Geiger grimaces as he pulls a truck with his teeth as he participates in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who displayed feats of strength such as bending wrenches, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Steve "The Crusher" Weiner bends a steel bar as a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Performer Adam Realman (C) swings a sledge hammer onto a concrete block resting on the stomach of Brad Johnson during the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chris Ryder tears phone books in half as a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chris Schoeck bends a steel bar as a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chris Schoeck bends a steel bar as a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Steve "The Crusher" Weiner (L) holds a fire hydrant that is attached to his head with a chain in a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chris Ryder (C) pulls a truck with his hair during a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sonny Barry holds a weighted axe over his face as a feat of strength in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A participant reacts after the front wheel of a truck is rolled on top of his midsection during the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island, New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who showed feats of strength such as bending steel bars, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Baron Von Geiger pulls a truck with his teeth as he participates in the Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular on Coney Island in New York, May 20, 2012. The event featured participants who displayed feats of strength including bending wrenches, towing automobiles and lifting fire hydrants. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A member of the fire department tries to attach the fire hose to a fire hydrant to clear the dust from a building collapse in the Harlem section of New York City, May 4, 2012. No casualties were reported, according to police officials. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER) 

Cornelius Pettus gestures as he describes the direction of the water shooting out from a fire hydrant during the first night of the 1992 Los Angeles riots while visiting his former business in South Central Los Angeles, California April 25, 2012. Pettus, who owned the Payless Market next to the ACE Glass store which was burned down on April 29, 1992, successfully kept the fire from spreading to his building. Pettus saved his business from looters by remaining at his business for a week after the first night of the riots while his wife brought him meals. This April 29 will mark the 20th anniversary of the riots following the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King, which resulted in 53 deaths and an estimated $1 billion in damage. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST) 

A view of Zawiya oil refinery is pictured in Zawiya 57km (35 miles) west of Tripoli April 11, 2012. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny (LIBYA - Tags: ENERGY) 

A fire hydrant painted silver is pictured in Hollywood,California January 20, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A man rests on a table outside his flooded home at Bang Yai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok November 22, 2011. The deluge has killed more than 500 people and affected about 2 million since late July, with tens of thousands relocated or sheltering in evacuation centres after their homes and businesses were engulfed by water. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) 

An old fire hydrant stills remains in an open field that was once the busy streets of Sandon, British Columbia September 23, 2011. Founded in 1892 around silver mines the town flourished in the late 19th century but began to decline after a fire destroyed much of the town in 1900. The town never really recovered but continued to exist till 1955 when a severe spring flood destroyed much of the town again. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA) 

Men wrestle a friend into the stream of an open fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 22, 2011. The East Coast endured triple-digit temperatures on Friday, as authorities issued heat warnings and urged residents to take precautions and protect themselves from the scorching weather's dangers. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A group of men lift a child into the stream of an open fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 22, 2011. The East Coast endured triple-digit temperatures on Friday, as authorities issued heat warnings and urged residents to take precautions and protect themselves from the scorching weather's dangers. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A woman dances with a young girl inside the stream of an open fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 22, 2011. The East Coast endured triple-digit temperatures on Friday, as authorities issued heat warnings and urged residents to take precautions and protect themselves from the scorching weather's dangers. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A boy plays in the stream of an open fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 22, 2011. The East Coast endured triple-digit temperatures on Friday, as authorities issued heat warnings and urged residents to take precautions and protect themselves from the scorching weather's dangers. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A boy plays in the stream of an open fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 22, 2011. The East Coast endured triple-digit temperatures on Friday, as authorities issued heat warnings and urged residents to take precautions and protect themselves from the scorching weather's dangers. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Tiger, an American Pit Bull Terrier, cools off as he splashes in an open fire hydrant on 134th street in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in New York City July 21, 2011. Temperatures were expected to reach near record levels Thursday as a heat wave spread east from the nation's midsection. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A dog leaps to catch water from an open fire hydrant as children cool off on 134th street in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in New York City July 21, 2011. Temperatures were expected to reach near record levels Thursday as a heat wave spread east from the nation's midsection. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Tiger, an American Pit Bull Terrier cools off in an open fire hydrant with another dog on 134th street in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in New York City July 21, 2011. Temperatures were expected to reach near record levels Thursday as a heat wave spread east from the nation's midsection. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Children cool off in the water from an opened fire hydrant in the Bronx borough of New York July 19, 2011. Picture taken July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Children cool off in the water from an opened fire hydrant in the Bronx borough of New York July 19, 2011. A stifling heat wave in the nation's midsection continued on Tuesday, closing government buildings that lacked air-conditioning and prompting warnings to residents to keep as cool as possible. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) 

Children cool off in the water from an opened fire hydrant in the Bronx borough of New York July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

Children cool off in the water from an opened fire hydrant in the Bronx borough of New York July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

Nyia Nash, 9, cools off at a fire hydrant in St. Louis, Missouri July 12, 2011. The area has been under a heat advisory as temperatures hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) today.
REUTERS/Sarah Conard (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Makayla Martin, 9, cools off at a fire hydrant in St. Louis, Missouri July 12, 2011. The area has been under a heat advisory as temperatures hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) today.
REUTERS/Sarah Conard (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Nyia Nash, 9, (L) Dionne Jesse, 8, (C), and Nyommie Nash, 4, cool off at a fire hydrant in St. Louis, Missouri July 12, 2011. The area has been under a heat advisory as temperatures hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) today. REUTERS/Sarah Conard (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A fire hydrant and street sign are reflected in flood waters near the Souris River in Minot, North Dakota June 27, 2011. Dirty debris-laden Souris River floodwaters were slowly receding on Monday from Minot, North Dakota, where thousands of displaced residents may wait weeks before they can survey extensively damaged homes. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

A fire hydrant with water gurgling up next to it is reflected in floodwaters in a residential area in Minot, North Dakota June 26, 2011. The Souris River crested at historic heights in the North Dakota city of Minot on Sunday but emergency levees held, providing respite to officials battling to keep areas dry. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

A child plays under the spray of a fire hydrant in Riverside, Manhattan on a day that temperatures soared in New York June 9, 2011 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A child plays under the spray of a fire hydrant in Riverside, Manhattan on a day that temperatures soared in New York June 9, 2011 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A child plays under the spray of a fire hydrant in Riverside, Manhattan, as temperatures soared in New York June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An Icelandic firefighter uses a high pressure hose to flush volcanic ash from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, off the roof of a retirement home, in Kirkjubaejarklaustur, May 25, 2011. Iceland's volcanic eruption has died down and is no longer spewing out ash, officials said on Wednesday and airlines began to get back to normal after cancelling about 1,000 flights in northern Europe. The explosion of the Grimsvotn volcano on Saturday caused much less chaos than an eruption last year at another Icelandic volcano thanks to new rules for airlines, but the incident showed problems remain with the regulations. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (ICELAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A fire hydrant in floodwaters that froze overnight is seen near a levee in Valley City, North Dakota April 14, 2011. Flooding was spreading out across broad stretches of rural North Dakota and Minnesota Wednesday with the latest threat along the Sheyenne River, which crested Thursday at near record levels. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A woman wears red shoes as she walks into a subway station in downtown Shanghai November 3, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A woman covers her nose from the smog as she walks next to a fire hydrant in the town of Vyksa, some 150 km (93 miles) southwest of the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod, July 31, 2010. Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 hours, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described the situation as very difficult. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)