See a fire hydrant that's not red or yellow? It isn’t random. Here’s what hydrant colors signal about water flow and why firefighters rely on them.

As we brace for more arctic air, heating systems in our homes and businesses will be going full force this weekend. The National Fire Prevention Association says that the winter months see a spike in ...

With a parent’s help, kids can “adopt” a hydrant for the winter and clear a three-foot circle around it and a path out to the street so firefighters can reach it quickly.

Cincinnati firefighters are contending with frozen hydrants and frigid temperatures as they battle a series of fires, including a deadly apartment fire in West Price Hill."It’s been going on for ...

A raging fire killed an elderly man inside a Queens apartment building on Sunday evening, after firefighters’ efforts to extinguish the flames were slowed down by a car blocking a fire hydrant, ...

A dispute over emergency access to fire hydrants in a Franklin County borough this week prompted local officials to issue statements saying they supported firefighters having access to borough water ...

The MMP&W Volunteer Fire Company released a statement online Tuesday addressing their concerns for fire protection and water supply in Mercersburg Borough, after a conversation with the water ...

Last weekend, two weeks after a major winter storm system dropped more than a foot of snow on some parts of Long Island, firefighters responding to a house fire in North New Hyde Park found the ...

Starting Monday, the Laurel Fire Department will be testing every fire hydrant in the city.