“You pass probably a few hundred fire hydrants on your commute, but you don’t think twice about them. Most people have one on their street or maybe their front yard,” Hall said. “Do you know when the ...

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The condition of Marshalltown’s fire hydrants came into the spotlight last week after a press release from the Marshalltown ...

Firefighters in Elizabeth Township say they spent more than four hours at the scene of a house fire in the township after a nearby hydrant experienced a “catastrophic failure.” Crews were dispatched ...

Firefighters struggled to control the Palisades fire as it tore through neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades earlier this month. Mark Abramson for The New York Times By Mitch Smith, Eden Weingart and ...

Firefighters had to navigate cars that blocked hydrants in two fires in the Bronx and in Brooklyn. “Seconds count when we’re fighting fire,” said a Fire Department chief. By Chelsia Rose Marcius Lola ...