Wayne County fire departments have launched the Hydrant Helpers program, encouraging students to keep fire hydrants clear of snow and debris to ensure firefighters have quick access to water during ...

As wildfires grow more frequent and intense with climate change, and become a greater threat to cities, water utilities are ...

Backflow prevention devices can help solve that, said Andrew Whelton, an engineering professor at Purdue University. The ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A lack of water in fire hydrants hindered firefighters from putting out a large house fire in Westfield on Wednesday. Fire engulfs home on Dubois Street in Westfield ...

Now, after scores of public hydrants in Pacific Palisades had little to no water flowing because of empty water storage tanks, they say they can’t count solely on city infrastructure to meet ...

Fire hydrants have been a staple in American neighborhoods for well over a century, usually fed by city or county water systems. Many systems use the force of gravity to create water pressure.

“I don’t think the average person realizes it’s the water authority that helps with firefighting with the fire hydrants,” board member Dennis Finton said, explaining the occasion for ...

Some fire hydrants ran dry in LA due to enormous ... Gavin Newsom of refusing to sign a "water restoration declaration" that would have allowed water from northern California to flow into the ...

Some fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles ran dry this week after the wildfires overwhelmed the local water system. The problem unleashed a flurry of criticism, including from ...

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The blaze tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal system ...