Believe it or not, fire hydrants "speak" to firefighters. They communicate through the color scheme with which the hydrant is painted. This is a standard means of communication and some variant of the ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - You see them every day in East Texas in every municipality. There was a time when they were all painted red, so they would stand out and be easily spotted: Fire hydrants. Now ...

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 ...

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – A fire broke out Tuesday morning in Clifton Forge, but it is not the flames leaving neighbors worried; it’s the fire hydrants. The fire has raised concerns about the effectiveness ...

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 ...