The Bay Fire Department and Bay Waterworks are flow testing all fire hydrants in the city and will color-code each hydrant ...

Believe it or not, fire hydrants "speak" to firefighters. They communicate through the color scheme with which the hydrant is painted. This is a standard means of communication and some variant of the ...

Residents across the state are encouraged to "adopt a hydrant" and help shovel it out after winter storms to assist ...

The authority had a hydraulic model of the hydrant system completed that estimates the flow rates of the hydrants. That information was given to the fire departments, Theis said. It found few areas ...

There are few things in life that are more important than water. We need it to drink. We need it to clean. We might need it to control a heating system or a power plant or to run a factory. None of ...

More than 700 blocks across New Orleans have fire hydrants that collectively aren't up to the task of fighting a typical house fire. That means the hydrants don't have a large enough water source, ...

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – A fire broke out Tuesday morning in Clifton Forge, but it is not the flames leaving neighbors worried; it’s the fire hydrants. The fire has raised concerns about the effectiveness ...

The Brigantine Fire Department, in conjuction with the Brigantine Water Department, will be flow testing fire hydrants throughout the island during the upcoming weeks. Residents are urged to slow down ...

Residents in the Honōkohau Harbor area of West Hawai‘i are reminded that Hawai‘i County Department of Water Supply is ...

Fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran out of water while firefighters were battling the January 2025 wildfires. Los Angeles officials said on Jan. 8 that some fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades area ...

In the summer of 1987, Boston’s fire hydrants were the go-to solution to beat the heat. With a wrench and a little elbow grease, residents uncapped dozens of the city’s 13,000 hydrants, transforming ...