Firefighters often bring water with them in trucks referred to as "water trucks," but that only lasts so long. That's why your local fire hydrant is often the best solution. That is, if they work.

Fire hydrants are all around, with different shapes and sizes popping up around the world. For most in the United States the familiar bright red pipe sticking out of the ground is a sign that if a ...

Kalispell will be conducting fire hydrant flow testing on various fire hydrants beginning on Wednesday, May 21.

The City of Newton Fire Department has started conducting routine fire hydrant flow testing throughout the city’s fire district. This work will take place over several weeks to ensure each hydrant is ...

Starting May 4, the City of Bartlesville Water Utilities Department launched its yearly fire hydrant testing and flushing, a behind-the-scenes operation that keeps the city’s fire safety systems in ...

Discoloured water is possible as crews conduct hydrant flow tests in the central area of Sault Ste. Marie over the next few weeks. PUC Services says the tests are required under the Fire Code to ...

The online application for the Fire Hydrant Use Permit and Fire Hydrant Flow Test Permit is now open for the 2025 season. Permits during the off-season (November 16 to April 14) are granted on a ...

A search for the cause of the Palisades Fire has intensified as federal investigators concluded a controlled fire test in the Pacific Palisades area. Tuesday night, agents with the Bureau of ...

Flow testing since TD has revealed increasing natural flow rates, reaching approximately 320 Mcfd to-date. Strong pressure build-up post-testing indicates high permeability and good reservoir ...

HICKORY, N.C. — Neighbors in Hickory are expressing their frustrations due to firefighters testing fire hydrants. According to the Hickory Record, the testing has caused the water to turn brown ...

APA Corporation, together with its partners Lagniappe Alaska LLC of Armstrong and Oil Search (Alaska) LLC of Santos Limited, has completed a flow test at the Sockeye-2 exploratory well with ...