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 ...

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 ...

Crews responded to a shed fire on North Liberty Street shortly before 6 a.m. Firefighters quickly learned the hydrant in the area was frozen. Because of the ice they couldn’t use the hydrant.

Leaders with Lindale Mall said the mall will not open till 2 p.m. on Tuesday after a fire hydrant froze near Red Lobster, causing the city to shut off the mall’s water. Crews with the city are ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A crash caused a mess in Lawrence Saturday night. Police believe a driver hit a fire hydrant near the roundabout on Inverness Drive at 24th Place. Investigators said the ...

KENT, Wash. — Residents of the Appian Way Apartments in Kent are grappling with severe flooding after a car struck a fire hydrant, leaving six apartments inundated and families displaced.

The FDNY encountered a frozen hydrant, as well as multiple e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries, after a fire in Queens. According to officials, two people suffered serious, but non-life threatening ...

High demand not only drained the tanks, and drew from water that would’ve been used to replenish them, but it also lowered pressure within the overall hydrant system, further straining the ...

Police have charged a 42-year-old Boardman woman who officers say ran away after her car sheared off a fire hydrant early New Year’s morning. Erin Rose Johngrass, who according to court records ...

KENT, Wash. — 22 people were displaced Friday night after someone hit a fire hydrant with their car, flooding six units. It happened at a complex on 26th Place South in Kent. Puget Sound Fire ...

Composed of human-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a type of foam used by firefighters to smother high-intensity fires.