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Systems maintenance foreman Earl Stewman of the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility opens the valve on one of 7,400 fire hydrants he’s responsible for maintaining across a 125-square-mile service area. (Photography by Brian Adams)
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...
