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.

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A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter ...

According to city officials, this is due to a monthslong process called hydrant flushing, which the fire department is undertaking from April 1 to June 30. The city said the flushing process may ...

Ellettsville residents may notice cloudy or discolored water this Wednesday as routine fire hydrant testing stirs up sediments in the town’s water supply. No need to fear; the water isn’t ...

The hydrant flushing will begin on Sunday, April 20, and run through Wednesday, May 7, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The areas with high pressure will be flushed during the week of May 6 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fire officials told KHOU 11 News that as crews arrived and started battling the fire, they quickly learned that two nearby fire hydrants weren’t working. “It’s very concerning because that ...

After the fire, someone who lives here reached out to ABC Action News saying Tampa Fire Rescue had issues connecting to a fire hydrant. So, we listened to scanner recordings to learn more.

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The City of Binghamton said starting April 28, the Water Department will conduct semi-annual, city-wide hydrant flushing and testing. Officials said activities will ...

A pickup truck slammed into a fire hydrant in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles Sunday night, sending a towering spray of water into the sky and flooding nearby roadways.