Obtaining a water supply on the fireground is one of those “gotta haves” for a successful outcome combating a fire. For the simple low-flow fireground operation, this task is fairly easy. When fire ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Public housing residents at the Patterson Houses in the Bronx were forced to get their water from a fire hydrant Sunday night. They were left without running water because of ...

MADISON COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - A construction company has been pumping water from a fire hydrant in northern Madison County without a water meter for three days, and neighbors are concerned that their ...

Duluth Fire Department to begin annual hydrant testing The Duluth Fire Department's annual fire hydrant testing program begins Monday continues through Oct. 29. The program will include visual ...

Reporting from VENTURAReporting from VENTURA — As firefighters battled a destructive wildfire that swept through neighborhoods in Ventura, they were stymied by some fire hydrants that didn’t work.

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

When it comes to fighting fires in rural settings, water supply is a huge issue. Next to staffing, water is your most valuable asset. The engine company’s primary role in the rural water supply chain ...