McKee said the reason is because the city has dry barrel hydrants, meaning that the water inside of the fire hydrants is underground, not above ground. The shut-off valve is also below ground.

According to specifications available from a contract issued by the Lowell Regional Water Utility, which reports to the Department of Public Works, Lowell’s hydrants are barrel-shaped devices ...

A driver was fined a whopping $4,000 for allegedly parking in front of a fire hydrant and blocking New York City firefighters during a fatal blaze. Two people died in the Feb. 12 fire on Anthony ...

Retardant coats a fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon during the Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) ...

The FDNY slapped a woman with a $4,000 fine for having her car parked in front of a hydrant when a deadly Bronx fire broke out — marking the first time the department issued a criminal summons ...

A brazen 27-year-old woman who left her car parked next to a fire hydrant as a fatal fire tore through a Bronx Buddhist temple — then defiantly complained about parking in the area to reporters ...

The summons was issued to an individual who blocked a fire hydrant at a double fatal fire in the Bronx last month, according to a release. On Feb. 12, FDNY units responded to a fire a 2086 Anthony ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The westbound lane of West Tharpe Street is closed following an early morning single-vehicle crash involving a utility pole and fire hydrant, according to Tallahassee ...

SACRAMENTO — A political fight is heating up over fighting fires in California as a new proposed law would prevent private firefighters from using public hydrants. Ryan Bellanca is an Applegate ...

A fire hydrant is covered by snow from a weekend storm on a residential street in Guelph. Local fire departments are asking residents to help clear the snow from around hydrants, or report the ...