We're all familiar with bright red fire hydrants, the color of which has become synonymous with them, fire trucks, and the hats many fire chiefs and firefighters wear. You may even know what it means ...

Chief Thomas explained that while encountering non-operational hydrants is common, the department overcomes this by carrying five to seven hundred gallons of water on each truck. He added that ...

A Columbus firefighter was placed on leave Monday after he reportedly crashed into a fire hydrant and was arrested on a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A series of fire hydrant thefts in the ...

Every time a fire hydrant releases pressure, a water main is isolated for repair, or a city worker adjusts a buried valve ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission is recommending the legislature spend $70 million over 10 years to improve the conditions of fire hydrants across the state. Charlotte Lane The ...

Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics blaming the surge on bike lanes and even a lack of cops, records show. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Inside, a destroyed home ...

NEW YORK -- Two people were killed when a fire broke out Wednesday morning in the Bronx. The FDNY says a parked car blocked a fire hydrant and slowed down its response. Firefighters were called to ...

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The popular makeshift fire hydrant goldfish aquarium in Brooklyn has dried up after the FDNY had to shut down the aquarium to fix the leaking hydrant. The ...