Colors on fire hydrant bodies, or barrels, are less clear-cut than the cap colors -- but they also generally convey less information. There are some recommendations in place, however.

An old hydrant system complicated a fatal Port Orchard house fire, but water supply didn’t affect the outcome, said Kitsap ...

National statistics on hydrant performance are hard to track down, but when local studies are compiled, the numbers tell the story: A 2013 report says one in seven fire hydrants in Newark, New ...

MILLVILLE — City officials are being advised to have anti-tampering caps removed from fire hydrants in the wake of a fire April 9 that killed two girls along South 4th Street.

When they reached the scene at about 1 a.m., flames were coming from the top floor of the home but an Acura sedan was blocking the hydrant they needed to use to put it out. So, they got a little ...

In 2022, an unrepaired fire hydrant delayed firefighting efforts at a house fire in the Northland. Also in 2022, a “dry” hydrant slowed fire crews from dousing a fire on 58th Street .

The FDNY issued the criminal court summons to Quinaysa Arnold following the Feb. 12 blaze on Anthony Ave. near E. Burnside Ave. that killed a monk and a visitor to the USA Buddhayaram Temple.

Wild video shows gushing fire hydrant suspending vehicle in the air after California crash Orange County Fire Authority responds to crash in Lake Forest, California. By Greg Norman Fox News.