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.

“We have seen two fires in the past week that have resulted in fatalities where the firefighters were unable to access the closest fire hydrant to that fire,” said Queens City Council member ...

Officers located what they said was a stolen public fire hydrant in the Cadillac, although it wasn't clear whether that had anything to do with Saturday's pursuit. The investigation of the stolen ...

In November, a 5,000-gallon heli-hydrant in San Diego County was tapped nearly 30 times by aircraft fighting the 48-acre Garden Fire. The Rainbow Municipal Water District, a small utility that ...

Residents near a Pennsylvania aerospace manufacturing plant that caught fire Monday night have been ... In 2023, the company had to pay a $109,000 fine to the US Environmental Protection Agency ...

"Please remember to clear at minimum a 3ft x 5ft area around your closest fire hydrant," Bloomfield fire officials said. "It helps to save time if a fire hydrant is needed!" The Easton Police ...

"Investigators suspect that the victim knew the perpetrator," police said. A fire captain in California has been killed in her own home after being stabbed multiple times in what authorities ...

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