The fire hydrant that we know today traces its origins back to fire plugs. Water mains that transported fresh water in a city or town used to be made of hollowed out logs buried beneath the streets.

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. — The Highlands Neighborhood in Winter Springs was the first stop Monday of the city-wide fire hydrant inspections. “They’ll be working one by one through the hydrants,” Scott ...

ROTTERDAM — Rotterdam is moving forward with the second phase of a $34 million infrastructure-improvement project that includes replacing fire hydrants and installing new shutoff valves throughout ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Crews are working to repair a fire hydrant after a valve broke in Roslindale Wednesday morning, causing water to flood an intersection. A 6-inch hydrant gate valve head gave way near ...

TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - House fires happen when you least expect them, and every second counts when it comes to the ability of firefighters to save your family’s home. Yet one local fire chief ...

Note: This story originally aired in 2014, but officials say the information is still accurate. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - With all of the snow and subzero temperatures this winter, several of you have ...

CLINTON — Connecticut Water has awarded funds from its Firefighter Grant Program for 2020, including two stations in lower Middlesex County. Applications were open to any fire department in ...