Local fire departments urge residents to clear their fire hydrants
We haven’t had a snow-less week in a while and because of the major accumulation, firefighters all over the county are having ...
WFMJ9d
Boardman fire hydrant sits unrepaired as city battles water main breaks
A Boardman resident is raising concerns about a fire hydrant that has been out of service for weeks, but city officials say ...
Fire hydrant concerns raised at meeting
At the Dorchester County Council meeting on Feb. 3, community members addressed the council with concerns about fire hydrants ...
The New York Times28d
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
There were also specific limitations on the region’s network of fire hydrants, including a large reservoir that was offline for maintenance. But in most cases, experts say, a working hydrant ...
New York Post4d
Blocked NYC fire hydrant complaints doubled since pandemic as bike lanes, lack of cops may be to blame
Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics blaming the surge on bike lanes and even a lack of cops, records show.
NBC New York9d
Cars blocking hydrants delay 2 firefights in a week: What does the law say?
"We did unfortunately have a car parked on the closest fire hydrant. We’ve seen that now a couple of times in the last week throughout the City," the FDNY said in a post on X. “At 6:00 this ...
The Brooklyn Paper15d
Firefighters quickly contain Midwood house fire despite battle with frozen hydrant
FDNY firefighters swiftly contain a fire at a three-story home on East 15th Street in Midwood on Wednesday afternoon. Fire ...
KLTV12d
Longview fire marshal explains color coding on hydrants
In many municipalities, not all, the color code indicates the flow rate of water in gallons per minute from a hydrant. “Painted green, or the caps are green or top is green, that would let the fire ...
New York Post8d
Fire tears through Bronx Buddhist temple, killing monk and visitor as another car blocks hydrant in NYC
An inferno tore through a Buddhist temple complex in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, killing a monk and a visitor as Big Apple firefighters struggled to access a fire hydrant for the second ...
Los Angeles Times25d
For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires
Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for a plumber to install it on the recommendation of her local fire brigade, which had noted that her ...