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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...