AKRON -- The brutal cold temperatures are creating a different kind of life-or-death situation. Frozen fire hydrants could take vital time away from fighting a fire, leaving hydrant maintenance ...

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 ...

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two Aqua Pennsylvania (Aqua) maintenance crew employees have won the opportunity to represent the Pennsylvania in the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) ...

FLINT, MI --Expect to see more fire hydrants gushing water around Flint as the city continues maintenance work on the system. The city of Flint's Water Service Center will continue to perform fire ...

Firefighters say a fire hydrant failed at an apartment fire in south Springfield.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a father and daughter were killed in a July 5 house fire in unincorporated Port Orchard, firefighters arrived to find little ...

SALEM – The Salem Utilities Department will begin the annual hydrant flushing program Sept. 21, following a night schedule from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. and continuing each night until all hydrants in the ...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County is conducting a routine fire hydrant flushing across the county. Pender EMS & Fire and Pender Water & Sewer will begin hydrant maintenance to maintain fire ...