A frost-proof yard hydrant is the modern version of an outdoor pitcher pump. These bright colored water spigots are common on farms and large city lots. Repairing a leaking hydrant is pretty straight ...

A KCAL News investigation has found that there are possibly hundreds of fire hydrants across the Los Angeles area that need maintenance or repair. The information comes in the wake of the devastating ...

Retardant coats a fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon near the Palisades fire burn zone. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city's Department of ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Fire hydrants can be crucial during an emergency. Wilmington Firefighter Sean Weber says hydrants are key to putting out flames. “When we get on scene, the first thing we ...

WEBVTT RARELY THINK ABOUT. DAVID COLLINS DISCOVERED THE ANSWER MAY BE NO. DAVID: THEY ARE SUCH A COMMON FIXTURE THEY TYPICALLY GO UNNOTICED. UNTIL THEY ARE NEEDED. THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. HIS JOB ...

DECATUR — Fire hydrant repair work will cause the closure of the outside eastbound lane in front of 655 E. Pershing Road beginning at 8 a.m. Monday. City crews are expected to wrap up the work around ...

Philadelphia’s process for managing damaged fire hydrants was brought into the digital age late last year with a new reporting app. The city’s Fire Department now transfers data about the condition of ...

Buried beneath the piles upon piles of snow are one of the costly consequences of last month's snowstorm -- hundreds of broken fire hydrants. City officials, worried about public safety, are ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city’s Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of the issues months ...