To prevent issues, fire crews implement precautions to maintain their equipment and protect themselves. This includes the ...

Residents are reminded that it's their responsibility to keep fire hydrants open and accessible. Clearing snow from neighborhoods and cities isn't just a courtesy—it's essential for public safety.

As wildfires grow more frequent and intense with climate change, and become a greater threat to cities, water utilities are ...

For the second time this week, the FDNY says firefighting efforts were impacted due to the closest fire hydrants at the scenes being blocked by parked vehicles. Now, a ...

Firefighters had to navigate cars that blocked hydrants in two fires in the Bronx and in Brooklyn. “Seconds count when we’re ...

It's easy to take fire hydrants for granted and assume that they're all the same. But there's a code that dictates the colors ...

The City’s Fire & Rescue Service is showcasing their capabilities and engaging learners at various schools in fire safety ... not park in the way of a fire hydrant; If the fire is contained ...

Accounting for variations Written operational procedures lay out to all members how they are expected to operate in various situations. Certainly, every fire operation has variations and rapidly ...

ZAG researchers have designed and published a novel fire safety testing procedure (TP) for flat rooftops with PV modules. While most European and national testing focuses on material and product ...

After those procedures and lots of physical therapy, 6-month-old Whiskey is on his feet and playing at his foster home in Middletown, and the family that took him in has decided to keep him ...

David Whitman began selling private fire hydrant systems in 2022. He runs his company, Brushfire Battle Systems, out of his South Pasadena home. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) ...

All 176 people onboard a plane in South Korea that caught fire have been safely evacuated ... had urged low-cost airlines to prioritise safety over profit, with calls to increase pilot training ...