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 ...

To report damage to a fire hydrant, contact your local city or county public works department, water department, or call 311.

Two Fayette County homes 4 miles apart went up in flames in a 10-month period in 2021 and 2022 while firefighters reportedly struggled to draw water from nearby fire hydrants. Residents of those homes ...

When I ask fire officers across the country about their small towns’ fire hydrant and pressurized water supply system flow capabilities, their answers are often unclear, ranging from “marginal at best ...

WEBVTT RARELY THINK ABOUT. DAVID COLLINS DISCOVERED THE ANSWER MAY BE NO. DAVID: THEY ARE SUCH A COMMON FIXTURE THEY TYPICALLY GO UNNOTICED. UNTIL THEY ARE NEEDED. THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. HIS JOB ...