The RFD has not had to issue any citations for snow-covered hydrants. It is illegal to move snow from your property onto a fire hydrant, so be cautious while shoveling. The city will plow your ...

As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing at least 25 fatalities — one critical setback for firefighters was a loss of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Palisades fire burns along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) As wildfires raged ...

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 ...

More than 1,200 fire hydrants across the city were covered by 2 feet of snow in a monster storm earlier this week.

Cincinnati’s new fire hydrant painting project is working to help firefighters keep neighbors safe by marking city hydrants.Greater Cincinnati Water Works spearheaded the project by teaming up with ...

In the summer of 1987, Boston’s fire hydrants were the go-to solution to beat the heat. With a wrench and a little elbow grease, residents uncapped dozens of the city’s 13,000 hydrants, transforming ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. As firefighters battled catastrophic ...