The Golden Fire Hydrant (also called "the Little Giant") is a fire hydrant on the corner of Dolores Park in the Mission District of San Francisco.

[1] In the 1960s, dentist and historian Doc Bulloch began the annual tradition of painting it on the anniversary of the fire, April 18.

[5] In 1966, it was dedicated by the Upper Noe Valley Neighborhood Council to "Chief Dennis Sullivan and the men who fought the Great Fire and to the spirit of the people of San Francisco."

[4] The San Francisco Historical Association paints it gold every year except 2012.

[5] [6] The importance of functioning fire hydrants during the 1906 earthquake inspired the San Francisco government to invest in the San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System.