What happens if the fire department needs to use a hydrant during an emergency? One viewer asked, “Are homeowners who have a fire hydrant on their property required to clear snow from around it?” The ...

Remnants of a home that burned in the 2025 Palisades fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. As the flames of the Palisades fire licked at his home, Ricardo Kawamura stood in his front yard ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An RV went up in flames at Lamar Avenue and Tuggle Road Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, FOX13 learned the response to that fire may have been delayed because when firefighters tapped ...

When fire hydrants ran dry in the first hours of the Palisades fire, firefighters faced confusion and costly delays in getting vital water trucks into the area to help fight the destructive blaze, new ...

Firefighters in Canton Township, Washington County, faced extreme heat and dry fire hydrants on Wednesday, as they worked to put out a blaze that destroyed a home on Best Avenue inside the Town and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Crews are cleaning up Thursday after a fire broke out at a Grand Rapids business where firefighters discovered a handful of hydrants meant to provide crucial water were dry. The ...

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 ...

California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles? - Critics have erroneously blamed California environmental policies and empty reservoirs for lack of water ...

As the flames of the Palisades fire licked at his home, Ricardo Kawamura stood in his front yard watching smoke pour out of a second-story window. He saw a fire engine parked next to a hydrant on his ...

As the flames of the Palisades fire licked at his home, Ricardo Kawamura stood in his front yard watching smoke pour out of a second-story window. He saw a fire engine parked next to a hydrant on his ...