A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ...

When snow piles up, fire hydrants can disappear into icy camouflage. In an emergency, that hidden hydrant can cost ...

West Philadelphia residents have noticed several fire hydrants in poor condition after recent snow and cold weather, causing some to worry that they would work as needed during a fire emergency.

Lakeside's Lisa Zouhar woke up to a fire at her home on Shamrock Lane by Woodside Avenue on May 26. She, her husband, and two dogs made it outside, but she said she lost her home and everything in it.

Frozen fire hydrants complicate efforts in West Price Hill, Elmwood Place ...

As extreme heat continues in New York City, many are resorting to opening fire hydrants to cool down. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is asking New Yorkers to request spray caps from ...

With all the snow that has hit the region lately, fire officials want to remind you that you can help them, and potentially ...

Someone is taking the caps off fire hydrants in one North Carolina town, leading firefighters to say it could cause crucial delays in putting out fires. Without the caps, the fire hydrants struggle to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Inside, a destroyed home is black and stark, made of tarps and the remains of furniture. Just one look tells you everything: A disaster. But it wasn’t always like that. For two ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As firefighters battled catastrophic fires in Los Angeles last January, one question reverberated across the country: ...

In Pennsylvania, there is no single statewide law that uniformly requires residents to clear snow from fire hydrants after a storm ...