The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single, small outlet for firefighters to ...

FDNY Fire Marshals say the all-hands fire Friday morning in Flushing, Queens was caused by a lithium-ion battery.

While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large blazes currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.

Firefighters battled a townhouse fire in Flushing, Queens, complicated by a frozen hydrant and resulting in three injuries.

As more than 60 square miles Los Angeles violently burned earlier this month, then-President Elect Donald Trump placed blame ...

“The Los Angeles wildfires are a cautionary tale for every community, showing that preparedness is non-negotiable,” Wenninger said. “One key lesson is the importance of maintaining critical ...

As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early ... critical setback for firefighters was a loss of pressure in fire hydrants. Some were completely dry. The failure of the hydrants ...

Officers said that there are currently nine fire hydrants that are out of service due to evading incidents, and the department has only been able to recoup repair costs for one of them.

As the fires ravaging Pacific Palisades expanded and started moving toward his home in the Malibu Hills last week, Brent Woodworth connected two 100-foot hoses to his personal fire hydrant and put ...