Earlier this year, there were two fire incidents in the Bronx where responding firefighters were not able to access water due to cars parked in front of fire hydrants. On February 12th, 2025, two people died in the three-alarm Buddhist Temple fire in the Tremont section of the Bronx. According to the New York Post and ABC 7, a red sedan–which had received a boot days earlier–was parked at the nearest hydrant across the street during the time of the fire, slowing the firefighters response. The owner was given a 4,000 dollar fine and was issued the first court summons given by the Department Bureau of Fire Prevention for the infraction. A month later, on March 13th, 2025, a five-alarm fire burned multiple business establishments in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. “There was a vehicle blocking a fire hydrant, slowing down the fire apparatus’ ability to connect to the hydrant,” said Kaz Daughtry, Deputy Mayor of Public Safety. Six of the businesses were destroyed. These incidents raised more alarm about unaccessible hydrants in the Bronx, including the South Bronx area. I was inspired to do this project because of growing concern within my building about cars, specifically police cars, double and triple in front of the block hydrant which resides directly in front of the building on our small street.