Instead of having water immediately available at the hydrant tap, "dry" hydrants keep water further underground below the frost line. Also called "dry barrel hydrants", the hydrants are activated when ...

While hydrants can provide a valuable first line of defense in the early stages of a wildfire, they can quickly run dry when those fires burn out of control, and especially when wind gusts carry ...

Hundreds of homes and businesses are without power following a gas leak early Wednesday morning. Around 2:40 a.m., a gas leak ...

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres ...

“Firefighters were unable to fight the blaze due to dry hydrants, empty reservoirs, and inadequate water infrastructure,” the order stated. “It is in the Nation’s interest to ensure that ...

Firefighters in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, revealing limitations in local water systems designed to supply neighborhoods.

California refuted former President Trump's claim that the U.S. military entered the state to release water amid wildfires.

"Firefighters were unable to fight the massive wildfires due to dry hydrants, empty reservoirs, and inadequate water infrastructure," the president wrote in an order earlier this month. Some ...

January 28, 2025 • An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from ...

“The holidays just ended, health regimens start. Dry January is a large part of that, and yes, it definitely negatively impacts alcohol sales,” said one New Hampshire restaurant owner ...