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.

Cincinnati’s new fire hydrant painting project is working to help firefighters keep neighbors safe by marking city hydrants.Greater Cincinnati Water Works spearheaded the project by teaming up with ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. As firefighters battled catastrophic ...

An older model fire hydrant at the corner of Supernova Drive and Franklin Lakes Boulevard is seen Friday in Franklin. Indiana American Water is warning of unauthorized use of the city’s fire hydrants, ...

Fire hydrants have been around for about 180 years and have dramatically enhanced firefighting capabilities. They have become so prevalent that he only time many people notice them is when they are ...

HICKORY, N.C. — Neighbors in Hickory are expressing their frustrations due to firefighters testing fire hydrants. According to the Hickory Record, the testing has caused the water to turn brown for ...

Firefighters struggled to control the Palisades fire as it tore through neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades earlier this month. Mark Abramson for The New York Times By Mitch Smith, Eden Weingart and ...

LEARNED ABOUT THE EXACT CONTEXT OF THAT QUOTE. WE’RE TO THE POINT NOW WHERE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME AND TELL ME I CAN’T USE WATER TO PUT A FIRE OUT IN THIS BOROUGH. I’M GOING TO CALL YOU OUT. THE FIRE ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Fire departments in Onondaga and Madison counties are preparing for the possibility that the local water system could run dry this weekend, officials said. The system, operated by the ...

As thousands of homes started to burn across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, fire hydrants stopped working. The rapid spread of flames in winds up to 100 miles per hour was happening too quickly for water ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - The Manhattan Fire Department will begin its annual fire hydrant maintenance program this week, officials announced Tuesday morning. Crews will be flowing and painting fire ...