Fire departments across Waterloo region are asking residents to help clear the snow around fire hydrants after a winter storm over the long weekend.

Franz Tschoegl, a public education officer with the Kitchener Fire Department, says if firefighters arrive at a scene and it's not immediately clear where the hydrant is located, time could be wasted trying to locate it and dig it out.

"Some hydrants don't have the flags that indicate where they actually are on their location," he said.

"The issue tha…