The Consolidated Commission on Utilities approved the replacement of 78 dry barrel fire hydrants around the island. According to CCU documents, the Guam Waterworks Authority will replace old ...

According to Meyer Fire, there are two types of fire hydrants: wet barrel and dry barrel. Dry barrel hydrants are not water-filled until the valve on the hydrant is opened.

Guam Fire Department firefighters J.D.L. Santos, left, and M.R. Leon Guerrero, open a fire hydrant to flush out any sediment that may be in the water supply line, along San Vitores Road in Tumon ...

Fire hydrants must withstand high water pressure and are designed for quick connection with firefighting equipment. Different types of hydrants exist, including dry barrel and wet barrel, each ...

A more elegant solution, however, was the installation of dry hydrants – an underground piping system that connects to a local water source, such as a pond, that can feed firefighting operations ...

PORT BYRON -- By the end of September, Port Byron should have access to enough water to handle nearly any fire. A dry hydrant, which draws water directly from the Mississippi River, will be ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters battled the devastating Palisades Fire, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants that had diminished ...