The Madison County city keeps its fire safety water and shut off valves underground to prevent frozen water in the case of emergency during cold temperatures.

Firefighters were forced to call for additional support after encountering a frozen fire hydrant at the scene of a burning ...

Firefighters are making sure they are prepared as possible when it comes to responding and helping those in need, despite the ...

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 ...

Great Falls Fire Rescue says to keep three feet of space around the hydrant, so that the crews can see the hydrant and have enough room to open and turn them on.

We haven’t had a snow-less week in a while and because of the major accumulation, firefighters all over the county are having ...

it will hinder us from accessing these hydrants in order to effect firefighting capabilities,” he said. He said, too, that the National Water Commission has been working with the Jamaica Fire ...

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

In the Grove Park subdivision in the City of Florence, the community is dealing with four broken fire hydrants.The hydrants have black, plastic bags covering t ...

have co-authored legislation they say increases the performance of fire hydrants supplying water to firefighters in their battles against wildfires. “We know fire hydrants will lose pressure or fail ...

Around 100 people have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a luxury London hotel. Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters were on the scene at the Chiltern Firehouse, near Baker Street.