Red tape, budget shortfalls and government inaction ... The firefighters drew water from a tanker truck instead of a nearby hydrant. “I know all the emergency services are doing everything ...

Red tape, budget shortfalls and government inaction ... The firefighters drew water from a tanker truck instead of a nearby hydrant. "I know all the emergency services are doing everything they ...

Cold spots have come a few times this winter, and the strain this puts on homes and vehicles can create difficult situations.

Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics blaming the surge on bike lanes and even a lack of cops, records show.

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Sixty-six fire hydrants in Manchester are now enclosed on people’s properties or covered by repaired roads. Superintendent Rohan Powell of Jamaica Fire Brigade said ...

YOU CAN SEE THOSE BOATS THAT WERE PACKED IN TOGETHER, JUST CHARRED, BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION AS KCCI MARCUS MCINTOSH FOUND OUT, INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO A FAULTY FIRE HYDRANT AT THE MARINA.

But in most cases, experts say, a working hydrant system would be inadequate for fighting a large-scale wildfire. While hydrants can provide a valuable first line of defense in the early stages of ...

"We did unfortunately have a car parked on the closest fire hydrant. We’ve seen that now a couple of times in the last week throughout the City," the FDNY said in a post on X. “At 6:00 this ...

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Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for a plumber to install it on the recommendation of her local fire brigade, which had noted that her ...

When they stretched their hose, they had a frozen hydrant in front of the building, so they had to go up and find another hydrant up the road, so there was a delay in water. We have water in the ...