Why do fire hydrants not freeze and burst in the winter? The water is theoretically above the freezing line, no?

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Why do fire hydrants not freeze and burst in the winter? The water is theoretically above the freezing line, no?

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Google “fire hydrant out of the ground”. Only a small portion is above the freeze line and the actual valve is all the way at the bottom.

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