Armed with new equipment and training, the Junction City Fire Department has started their annual fire hydrant testing. Fire hydrant testing helps the fire department know how much water each hydrant ...

Last month, we explained that without a clear understanding of flow rates from pressurized hydrants, firefighting operations that rely on them as a water source can turn into reckless gambles instead ...

There are few things in life that are more important than water. We need it to drink. We need it to clean. We might need it to control a heating system or a power plant or to run a factory. None of ...

Viewers asked why water is coming out of hydrants while the city is under restrictions. Fire officials say there’s a critical ...

The Beckley Fire Department will be full flow testing all of the city’s hydrants this month. Testing will be conducted between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday each week. Each of the more ...

For Lubbock firefighters the "never-ending" task of making sure hydrants work goes with their regular duties and begins each spring like clockwork. They avoid testing hydrants during cold months to ...

Two Fayette County homes 4 miles apart went up in flames in a 10-month period in 2021 and 2022 while firefighters reportedly struggled to draw water from nearby fire hydrants. Residents of those homes ...

Fire hydrants are all around, with different shapes and sizes popping up around the world. For most in the United States the familiar bright red pipe sticking out of the ground is a sign that if a ...