Every time a fire hydrant releases pressure, a water main is isolated for repair, or a city worker adjusts a buried valve ...

Residents in the Bluffton and Hardeeville areas may notice discolored water at their taps next week as Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority conducts routine hydrant flow testing across the area Dec ...

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – A fire broke out Tuesday morning in Clifton Forge, but it is not the flames leaving neighbors worried; it’s the fire hydrants. The fire has raised concerns about the effectiveness ...

TARZANA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A sheared hydrant sent a huge geyser of water shooting into the air in Tarzana Friday, inundating the street with water and damaging a gas station. AIR7 came across the ...

White fire hydrants in the Saint streets area of Lafayette have got some residents curious this week. One might think the Lafayette Fire Department is in charge of hydrants. But Alton Trahan, public ...

HICKORY, N.C. — Hickory police charged three people with stealing water from local fire hydrants in September, highlighting the dangers and legal consequences of unauthorized hydrant use. Century-old ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A recent three-alarm fire on Buffalo's East side has raised serious questions about the city’s fire hydrant system. Buffalo Common Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart called on the Buffalo ...

The Fremont Fire Department will continue the annual fire flow testing and hydrant flushing program on Sept. 8. Each year, they conduct flushing and flow testing in about half the city, beginning this ...

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 ...

JACKSON, Mo. (WSIL) — Jackson Fire Rescue is flushing and flowing hydrants on Monday, July 7th. Work is expected to begin at 8 a.m. on West Jackson Boulevard from the area of Lee Avenue to Daisy ...

BYU professor Rob Sowby teaches and studies environmental engineering, urban water infrastructure and sustainability. He has particular expertise in the planning, design, construction and operation of ...

With the recent heat wave, many are people are using fire hydrants to cool off, however the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is warning people not to. The DEP said their ...