Firefighters say it's important to have a plan B and C when rushing to a fire. While battling a blaze in Bettendorf on May 22, firefighters discovered a backup hydrant was out of service. It did not ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A set of rules for fire hydrant maintenance developed by a task force empaneled by state lawmakers is prepared for review and comment. The task force was created in June of 2023 ...

“You pass probably a few hundred fire hydrants on your commute, but you don’t think twice about them. Most people have one on their street or maybe their front yard,” Hall said. “Do you know when the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new state Fire Hydrant Maintenance and Testing Task Force has less than 60 days to recommend a package of rules to the state Public Service Commission that will govern the ...

JACKSONVILLE, TX - Over the course of the next few months, the staff of the Jacksonville Fire Department will be inspecting and refurbishing each and every fire hydrant within the city limits as part ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 89-year-old Army veteran said he was awakened by his son, who told him their home was on fire. The two managed to escape the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The West Virginia Public Service Commission has filed new fire hydrant rules that are out for pubic comment following a statewide ...

Like many arguments spun out of context, this one started on Facebook. On April 20, Schuyler Fire Chief Brad Sock posted on Schuyler Fire and Rescue’s Facebook page about a proposed memorandum of ...

Residents of Jackson may experience cloudy or discolored water as city officials conduct fire hydrant maintenance in coming days. Personnel will flow test and maintain more than 200 fire hydrants this ...

The fire hydrant system in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum, where a house explosion killed six people in August, is not adequate for fighting a single fully engulfed house fire, according to a ...