Water department workers make sure that when the fire department opens a hydrant, something comes out. Spend a morning with a crew fixing one of Chicago’s 48,000 fire hydrants - Chicago Sun-Times ...

Fire hydrants are one of those things that aren’t ... after the fire, you had to repair the mains and that was ... so that’s when we got the modern fire hydrant. In some parts of the ...

According to city records and officials, the LAFD discovered the damage to the hydrants during inspections in the months prior to the Jan. 7 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.

Before fire hydrants became common, firefighters often had to dig into the ground to reach wooden water mains to get water into their hoses. When the blaze was out, firefighters would then repair ...

The LAFD — which is contracted to annually inspect 66,000 fire hydrants across the city — had identified at least 1,350 hydrants in need of repair, according to its 2024 inspection.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - 402 fire hydrants in the Columbia area had some form of defect as of late July. Data obtained by WIS shows the hydrants had problems with parts, water pressure, and leaking ...

Records obtained by KCAL News from the Los Angeles Fire Department show that one of the hydrants in Sanders' neighborhood, number 40008, was inspected by the LAFD and listed as "needs repair" all ...

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has expanded a precautionary boil water advisory for parts of New Orleans East. Leaders say after the initial fire hydrant repair, additional work was ...

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has expanded a precautionary boil water advisory for parts of New Orleans East. Leaders say after the initial fire hydrant repair, additional work was ...

REIDSVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - Water in the City of Reidsville will be cut off on July 11 for a fire hydrant repair. According to the Reidsville Fire Department, water will be cut off at 10 p.m. and is ...