EDWARDSVILLE – Chief Frank Slymock had one last fire hydrant to change before all the hydrants in town were upgraded. Under a hot sun Monday afternoon, Slymock and another firefighter removed the old ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Fire hydrants are meant to provide water in an emergency, but one fire hydrant in east Las Vegas was running constantly. “I’m angry, I’m angry. This is a big deal,” Elizabeth ...

A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ...

Azaria Green took a break Friday from maintaining and brightening New Haven’s fire hydrants, to watch Mayor Justin Elicker try his hand. Every week for six weeks this summer, 15-year-old Azaria has ...

Here’s the scenario: There is a fire in a three-story apartment complex in its last phase of construction. The complex is a wood-frame structure and is probably about two-thirds complete with the roof ...

RAYMOND — Thanks to a $2,000 state grant for hydrant maps, firefighters will save precious minutes when responding to a blaze. The New Hampshire Rural Fire Protection Initiative created maps using the ...