The crash, paired with spewing water from a sheared fire hydrant, caused the roof of the store to collapse inwards.

Firefighters’ response to the Morris Heights blaze was briefly delayed by a car parked in front of a hydrant, Deputy Mayor of ...

FDNY members also told Ariola’s office that they must use a specialized hose when a vehicle blocks a hydrant. A second car blocking a fire hydrant near the site of the deadly Bay Ridge ...

On March 14, the City Council’s preliminary budget hearing for the FDNY highlighted a significant issue firefighters have ...

For the first time in city history, the FDNY issued a criminal summons to a vehicle owner who illegally blocked a fire ...

“I hope this significant fine sends a clear message to New Yorkers: Don’t block a fire hydrant,” Tucker said in a statement Friday. The car blocking a hydrant during a deadly Bronx fire was ...

There are few things in life that are more important than water. We need it to drink. We need it to clean. We might need it to control a heating system or a power plant or to run a factory. None of th ...