An 89-year-old Army veteran's home was lost to a January 2026 fire in Houston due to a failed hydrant, sparking concerns over ...

An elderly Elmhurst man died after a fast-moving fire tore through his sixth floor apartment on the night of Sunday, Feb. 15.

A raging fire killed an elderly man inside a Queens apartment building on Sunday evening, after firefighters’ efforts to ...

A Western Massachusetts home was catastrophically damaged after a lack of fire hydrants and frozen lakes slowed firefighters’ efforts to extinguish the fire. A three-alarm fire on Silver Street in ...

State fire code requires that unobstructed access to fire hydrants must be maintained at all times — with a space of 3 feet ...

Relatives told KHOU that firefighters at the scene discovered a hydrant that would not deliver water and that the house was a total loss. The family says the veteran, who had lived in the home for ...

Hydrants are required to be cleared within 24 hours of snowfall at least 36 inches in all directions, according to state law.

This winter has already seen multiple snowfalls, which can add a new level of difficulty for first responders like the local fire department, according to officials.

I never thought about the close relationship between fire departments and water providers, but they really go hand-in-hand. Most of us take it for granted that when a fire starts burning, there ...

More details are emerging about a fatal fire in Queens that killed an 83-year-old man on Sunday evening. The incident ...

City Councilmember Joann Ariola is proposing legislation creating harsher penalties for drivers who block fire hydrants, ...

The City of Melbourne is conducting maintenance on over 5,000 fire hydrants to ensure fire safety standards are met.