As winter weather moves in with heavy snow expected in the coming hours, Springfield residents are preparing for the season’s ...

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

Testing and exercising the fire hydrants in Nevada City on a regular basis was put on hold during the drought in recent years, according to Bryan McAlister, Nevada City Engineer. “We weren’t doing ...

Two Fayette County homes 4 miles apart went up in flames in a 10-month period in 2021 and 2022 while firefighters reportedly struggled to draw water from nearby fire hydrants. Residents of those homes ...

More than 700 blocks across New Orleans have dead or malfunctioning fire hydrants and lack any that are up to the task of fighting a typical house fire. That includes more than 500 hydrants that are ...