See a fire hydrant that's not red or yellow? It isn’t random. Here’s what hydrant colors signal about water flow and why firefighters rely on them.

Starting Monday, the Laurel Fire Department will be testing every fire hydrant in the city.

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 ...

When a father and daughter were killed in a July 5 house fire in unincorporated Port Orchard, firefighters arrived to find little usable water from a nearby hydrant. The hydrant is part of an older ...

Got a little energy left over after shoveling your driveway? Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia is hoping you’ll use that shovel to help them clear a path around fire hydrants. Chip Galloway, ...

FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) - A 9-year-old boy in Iowa is being rewarded for taking action that helped the fire department save lives. City and state crews have been clearing snow from Fort Dodge’s ...