The Firefighter Nutcracker Fire Hydrants
is 15 inches tall and is wearing a red helmet with a yellow shield with the letters F.D. on it. Select Christmas Nutcrackers Village People to view our other Fireman Nutcrackers. The Brave Firefighter Nutcracker is wearing a red and yellow turnout coat, yellow pants, black belt and black boots. His axe is hanging by his belt. There is a red and gold fire hydrant by his feet with a clear acrylic hose running thru his right hand and attached to a silver nozzle in his left hand. The Christmas Nutcracker Decorations stands on a gold wooden base. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.
The concept of fire plugs dates to at least the 1600s. This was a time when firefighters responding to a call would dig down to the water mains and hastily bore a hole to secure water to fight fires via bucket brigades or, later, via hand pumped fire engines. The holes were then plugged with stoppers, which over time came to be known as fire plugs. This is the source of the colloquial term fire plug still used for fire hydrants today. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, the city installed water mains with holes drilled at intervals, equipped with risers, allowing an access point to the wooden fire plugs from street level. Select this link to view our Firefighter Ornaments.





