South Bay fire department urges residents to clear hydrants and vents during heavy snow
As heavy lake-effect snow continues to blanket Cicero, the South Bay Fire Department is calling on residents to assist in ...
KCAL News investigation finds more than 1,300 fire hydrants need maintenance across LA
An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair, despite ...
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Fire hydrant flushing along Highway 752 in Lawtell
Lawtell Water District #1 will be flushing fire hydrants along Highway 752, possibly causing discoloration and low pressure.
Austin Water responds after AFD struggled to find working hydrants during pawn shop fire
As Austin firefighters arrived on scene of large fire at a pawn shop in north Austin overnight Wednesday into Thursday, crews ...
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Cars blocking hydrants delay 2 firefights in a week: What does the law say?
The New York City Fire Department is urging New Yorkers to "never block fire hydrants" after firefighters responding to a deadly 3-alarm fire in the Bronx encountered a vehicle parked in front of ...
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Fire tears through Bronx Buddhist temple, killing monk and visitor as another car blocks hydrant in NYC
An inferno tore through a Buddhist temple complex in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, killing a monk and a visitor as Big Apple firefighters struggled to access a fire hydrant for the second ...
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Car blocking hydrant slowed FDNY in second deadly fire this week
FORDHAM, The Bronx (PIX11) – Fire officials say a car blocking a fire hydrant slowed their response to a deadly fire at a Buddhist temple in the Bronx on Wednesday morning. Two people were ...
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After 3 Die in Fires, Officials Urge Drivers Not to Block Hydrants
Firefighters had to navigate cars that blocked hydrants in two fires in the Bronx and in Brooklyn. “Seconds count when we’re fighting fire,” said a Fire Department chief. By Chelsia Rose ...
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Cars block fire hydrants at scene of deadly Brooklyn fire
Fire officials say there were cars parked way too close to the two closest fire hydrants, in the way of firefighters trying to get life-saving water from them at a time when there were victims in ...
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Fire destroys Bronx Buddhist temple, leaves monk and visitor dead
It was the second time this week a parked vehicle blocked the hydrant closest to a fatal blaze in the city. The three-alarm fire broke out about 6 a.m. in a building on Anthony Ave. near E.