The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as ...

Instead of having water immediately available at the hydrant tap, "dry" hydrants keep water further underground below the frost line. Also called "dry barrel hydrants", the hydrants are activated when ...

In honor of American Heart Month, nineteen emergency medical technician (EMT) students from American Medical Response (AMR) in Springfield got to learn CPR and prevention methods used during ...

Top off the tanks and have a generator ready in case the power goes out. These are two mandates included in legislation ...

In Colorado, Hawaii and other parts of California ... officials wrote that it was unclear if the hydrants ran dry because of demand or the loss of electricity. In large-scale fires, hydrant ...

This maintenance includes flushing the hydrants every spring and fall, as well as checking them before winter begins. He mentioned that the city uses dry hydrants, meaning the barrel that extends ...