Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
Rich Californians in fire-prone areas are paying up to $150K for their own personal fire hydrants — but what about locals who don’t have six figures to splash on fire sa…
With an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires in California, some residents are taking matters into their own ...
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
The photo of the rainbow hydrant was AI-generated and originated from a satirical account. There are no credible news reports ...
Could Bend’s fire hydrants run dry in a catastrophic fire?
As fires exploded across Los Angeles County, firefighters found a loss of pressure in fire hydrants that hampered their ...
FDNY battle fire amid frigid temps, frozen hydrant
New York City firefighters encountered a frozen hydrant, as well as multiple e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries, following a ...
‘Many frozen hydrants’ as firefighters responded to large Painesville house fire caused by torch
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - The Painesville Fire Department is responding to a large fire on Mentor Avenue Wednesday afternoon ...
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Three Injured in Flushing, Queens Townhouse Fire; Frozen Hydrant, E-Bikes Add to Challenges for FDNY
Firefighters battled a townhouse fire in Flushing, Queens, complicated by a frozen hydrant and resulting in three injuries.
5 hurt in major NYC house fire as firefighters battle frozen hydrants
Bitterly cold temperatures hindered firefighters’ efforts to douse a Brooklyn house fire early Wednesday, with frozen ...
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Struck SF fire hydrant briefly causes downtown geyser
A car striking a downtown San Francisco fire hydrant briefly caused a plume of water to shoot two stories into the air above ...
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Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a costly and empty rainbow-painted fire hydrant across the street from a row of homes engulfed in flames. “No water ...