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

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

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.

Now, fire hydrants will have markers to make them stand out. "They're red and white fiberglass ones. They are attached to the top of the fire hydrant," said Public Safety Director Ted Jencoski.

A hose runs from a fire hydrant through two windows of a Honda SUV in Pennsauken after crews responded to a house fire on May 27, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Ted Aurig) PENNSAUKEN TWP.

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 .