For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires
Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.
Fire hydrant issues cause trouble in Saylorville Lake Marina
Flames were seen on boats that were on fire at the Saylorville Lake Marina Wednesday night. Firefighters were not able to use a critical tool to fight those flames. "There's been a lot of concerns on ...
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Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
There were also specific limitations on the region’s network of fire hydrants, including a large reservoir that was offline for maintenance. But in most cases, experts say, a working hydrant ...
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Queens townhouse fire that injured 4 people sparked by lithium-ion battery: officials
"The first companies got there and they had heavy fire coming out the first floor. When they stretched their hose, they had a frozen hydrant in front of the building, so they had to go up and find ...
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Three Injured in Flushing, Queens Townhouse Fire; Frozen Hydrant, E-Bikes Add to Challenges for FDNY
"The first companies got there and they had heavy fire coming out the first floor. When they stretched their hose, they had a frozen hydrant in front of the building, so they had to go up and find ...
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FDNY battle Queens fire amid frigid temps, frozen hydrant; e-bikes found at scene
The FDNY encountered a frozen hydrant, as well as multiple e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries, after a fire in Queens. According to officials, two people suffered serious, but non-life threatening ...
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Video of sparks points to Eaton Fire’s origins, lawsuit says
Video from a gas station security camera shows what a new filing in a lawsuit alleges is the start of this month’s deadly Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area – electrical sparking at a utility ...
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LA is on edge as new fires ignite — with one already rampaging across more than 10,300 acres
Los Angeles County was bracing itself yet again Thursday after a new fire broke out and spread to more than 10,000 acres. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:50 a.m. local time Wednesday near ...
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Laguna Fire breaks out near California State University campus: See map.
A new brushfire that started just north of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders and rattled the nerves of the fire-ravaged region. The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California ...
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Hughes Fire sets thousands of acres ablaze prompting more evacuations: See map
The Hughes Fire in Southern California set thousands of acres ablaze and prompted numerous evacuations as firefighters worked to contain the flames. Over a week after thousands of homes were lost ...
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Los Angeles wildfires: Thousands forced to evacuate as huge fire rages
The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 square miles (41 square kilometres) of trees and brush near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area ...