Getting Answers: Fire hydrants run dry during Westfield fire
While firefighters were fighting the flames at a raging house fire in Westfield on Wednesday, they found multiple fire hydrants in their area were dry.
Portland’s urban wildfire risks, fire readiness amid budget uncertainty
Portland is no stranger to wildfire smoke drifting from rural blazes, but city officials say a major fire within city limits ...
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Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
And after the fire on Maui in 2023, officials wrote that it was unclear if the hydrants ran dry because of demand or the loss of electricity. In large-scale fires, hydrant systems can quickly be ...
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New bill would keep fire hydrants afloat
Top off the tanks and have a generator ready in case the power goes out. These are two mandates included in legislation ...
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Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
and some of the hydrants went dry. Image It is unclear whether more modern hydrants could have helped firefighters halt the spread of the fire.Credit...Eric Thayer/Getty Images Municipal water ...