Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a father and daughter were killed in a July 5 house fire in unincorporated Port Orchard, firefighters arrived to find little ...

ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews from Pennsylvania American Water replaced a fire hydrant on Dillon Road after it failed as firefighters tried to use it during a large house fire. “It’s extremely ...

Ahead of this week's blizzard, Sandwich Select Board member, and longest-serving firefighter, Robert J. George, had a plea ...

Fire hydrants have been around for about 180 years and have dramatically enhanced firefighting capabilities. They have become so prevalent that he only time many people notice them is when they are ...

As extreme heat continues in New York City, many are resorting to opening fire hydrants to cool down. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is asking New Yorkers to request spray caps from ...

A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ...

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

A fire hydrant that had been leaking for months inside the Ruimsig Athletics Stadium has finally been fixed, even though the exact date of the repairs is unknown. The water from the leak formed a ...