they have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and fire hydrants that have gone dry. These problems have exposed what experts say are vulnerabilities in city water supply systems not ...

“We pushed the system to the extreme ... say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants that had diminished water pressure and, in some cases, no ...

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 ...

The argument that no fire hydrants have ever failed to operate during 30 years of fires in Pagosa Springs is very weak. Same goes for the one stating fire hydrants would do little if there were a ...

Rice farmers in Marinduque are primed for an extra planting season with the delivery of certified inbred seeds, a vital input to the recently adopted double dry cropping system that promises higher ...

You sent me this late last week, and even sent me a photo of the offending hydrant (now dry as a bone ... area by supplying water pressure in the system. "As a safety measure during this process ...

Multiple agencies responded to a fire in Unity on Tuesday, and thanks to the quick response by the Claremont Fire Department, ...

CHEYENNE – The city of Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (BOPU) will be flushing the water distribution system and conducting annual fire hydrant testing in various locations beginning next ...

Two residents escaped unharmed after a fire broke out at a fourth-floor apartment unit in a six-storey building along Jalan ...

Fire officials are warning that Thursday is the most dangerous fire weather day of the week, with high winds, warm temperatures, and dry conditions combining for extreme fire danger across Southern ...

The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t ...