While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large blazes currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.

Farwell--The Surrey Township fire department in Clare County was called to a house fire in Farwell shortly after 10 a.m. today. By the time crews arrived they said the house was unrecognizable.

When temperatures drop below freezing, pipes can freeze and cause issues. The Amarillo Fire Department (AFD) has certain ways to prevent their men and equipment from doing the same.

While initially reported as a water main break, crews later determined it was actually a failure of a 6-inch hydrant gate valve head. NBC10 Boston Crews work to repair a hydrant valve that flooded ...

SCHODACK, N.Y. ( NEWS10 )– Fire officials responded to a house fire between Brookview Road and Schodack Valley Road around ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Fire Department is investigating after a fire early Tuesday morning. IFD said around 5:50 a.m. crews were sent to North Liberty Street for a fire in a shed detached ...

Frigid temperatures and wintry weather moving into West Michigan will make things harder on firefighting crews in the coming ...

Crews opened up a fire hydrant, connected a hose to it and diverted the water that was running through the shut gate valve to flow out of the water main instead of off the property of the ...

I’m sleeping with one eye open,” says Rosenbloom ... who developed what he calls the Hainy Hydrant—a riser, pipe and gated valve—is part of a local community fire brigade that organized a 24/7 ...

As the fires ravaging Pacific Palisades expanded and started moving toward his home in the Malibu Hills last week, Brent Woodworth connected two 100-foot hoses to his personal fire hydrant and put ...

Stations that open to the public every Saturday morning for guided tours include the Central, Alexandra, Clementi, Kallang and Yishun fire stations. In May 2024, weekly public visits to fire ...