Officials evacuated Alpha Project’s Bridge Shelter, a massive gray tent near 16th Street and Newton Avenue on the edge of ...

During a response to a massive apartment fire, Springfield firefighters discovered a fire hydrant just several hundred feet ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Inside, a destroyed home is black and stark, made of tarps and the remains of furniture. Just one look tells you everything: A disaster. But it wasn’t always like that. For two ...

When a call about a home explosion and fire in Dilworth came in on the morning of May 2, the Charlotte Fire Department arrived within three minutes. But non-working fire hydrants then delayed ...

Firefighters say it's important to have a plan B and C when rushing to a fire. While battling a blaze in Bettendorf on May 22, firefighters discovered a backup hydrant was out of service. It did not ...

A Gilmore, Arkansas home is gutted after a Christmas morning fire left an elderly couple with nothing to salvage and some ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has fixed or replaced the vast majority of fire hydrants flagged for repairs in last year’s inspections after a long delay by the L.A. Fire Department in ...

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 ...

A fire ripped through an Algiers condominium complex early Thursday morning, displacing at least 18 people and requiring a ...

Firefighters often bring water with them in trucks referred to as "water trucks," but that only lasts so long. That's why your local fire hydrant is often the best solution. That is, if they work.