SHELTON - For his Eagle Scout project Christopher Turechek of Troop 27 in Shelton wanted to make sure his project would be noticed.
After researching project ideas her found several major cities across the country were applying special reflective tape to fire hydrants.
The reflective tape allows firefighters to locate hydrants faster at night or in bad weather. The fire hydrants are no longer hidden along the side of the road but instead light up with a blue streak when headlights hit them.
The project is organized and overseen by the Eagle Scout candidate to demonstrate his leadership skills.
During his project Turechek directed 20 volunteers from his troop who provided the manpower to complete the project. The White Hills fire district has approximately 300 fire hydrants and with the assistance of Shelton’s Fire Commissioner Tim Manion, Turechek created routes and a schedule for the work parties to complete the project.
The specially designed tape is highly reflective and its bright blue coloring will enable fire fighters to locate hydrants during an emergency when every second counts. As soon as the Scouts began applying the tape Manion began to receive positive comments from fire department volunteers and residents who began to notice the difference.
The project was made possible from donations from the fire department and local stores. Throughout the project Turechek managed the Scouts and adults of Troop 27 for almost 300 hours as they cleaned and applied the reflective tape to each of the fire hydrants.
Turechek is the son of Maria and Frank Turechek and is a freshman high honor student at Shelton High School.
Troop 27 is sponsored by St. Paul’s Church in Huntington and meets at the White Hills Recreation Center. The Troop has 42 members and is part of the Boy Scouts of America’s Housatonic Council. Troop 27 can be contacted at troop27online@gmail.com for information.
All information in this post was provided to the New Haven Register in a written press release.
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