A Baltimore County neighborhood has major damage after a water main break Saturday morning. A water main busted and cracked, ...

This year has been noteworthy for me. For perspective, when I started at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decades ago, we had a ...

The Jackson Fire Department is dealing with numerous of inoperable fire hydrants, as highlighted when fire crews discovered a broken hydrant while responding to a fire at the Last Call sports bar.

A Rose Parade float featuring firefighters pouring syrup over pancakes is drawing criticism from some Altadena residents, who ...

An inadequate water supply due to out-of-date systems denied firefighters the No. 1 tool they needed to fight the LA ...

As firefighters battled catastrophic fires in Los Angeles last January, one question reverberated across the country: Where ...

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley. The move comes out of an executive order Trump signed in January.

A fire hydrant is part of the landscape, something your eye may just slide past. Like a light post or mailbox, it is expected to be just off the curb of a street. That makes them easy to ignore or to ...

ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews from Pennsylvania American Water replaced a fire hydrant on Dillon Road after it failed as firefighters tried to use it during a large house fire. “It’s extremely ...

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GREENEVERS — The town is working with the local fire department to conduct a study of fire hydrants in hopes that it will lead to repairs and improve safety and the town’s insurance rating. Greenevers ...

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. (WDBJ) - A fire in Clifton Forge sparked more than just flames. The town said it highlighted an issue with hydrants in the area. The structure was engulfed in flames early Tuesday ...