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Fire hydrants in LA County are being stolen at an alarming rate. It's leaving officials scratching their heads, but there is one explanation for why.
Red, yellow, violet— fire hydrants come in many different colors. But it's not for decoration. These colors have an important meaning that could just save your life one day. Following is a ...
Columbia artist Blue Sky’s “Busted Plug,” a 40-foot fire hydrant sculpture that stood for 22 years, lies abandoned in a field. Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes city leaders should save it.
STOCKTON, Calif. — When a massive fire erupted at a recycling plant in South Stockton on April 2, firefighters faced an ...
Streets will be soaked, but it won't be thanks to Mother Nature — fire hydrants are getting flushed. One by one, along just about every twist and turn in Columbia Heights, a few foremen are ...
Mar. 28—Fire hydrant flushing will take place in the northeast quadrant this spring. It will begin April 1 and continue through the summer. This annual maintenance, performed by the Austin Fire ...
Crews are battling a large warehouse fire in northwest Houston that was ignited Thursday morning, near U.S. 290.
Both had a fire hydrant that failed, forcing firefighters to resort to the next closest option. NEWS10’s Anthony Krolikowski spoke with local fire chiefs and a water commissioner about how they ...
While firefighters struggled with low water pressure during the Palisades fire, it's unclear whether the damaged hydrants played a role. Los Angeles firefighters said many hydrants failed during ...