Bitterly cold temperatures hindered firefighters’ efforts to douse a Brooklyn house fire early Wednesday, with frozen ...

Firefighters rescued a man Wednesday morning while battling arctic temperatures, frozen hydrants and low water pressure ...

It was hardly the first time in recent years that a wildfire had encroached on an American neighborhood, and hardly the first time that hydrants were unable to make a serious dent in stopping an ...

NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first ...

“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 ...

Area Water Authority (MAWA) board members spent a portion of their monthly meeting this week discussing the wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles and the lessons that can be taken from the role ...

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Firefighters battled early morning flames at a home in Brooklyn as sub-freezing ...

As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing at least ...

Some were completely dry. The failure of the hydrants was due to reliance on a system designed to fight one house fire at a time, not an apocalyptic moment when hundreds of homes are burning ...

Testing and exercising the fire hydrants in Nevada City on a regular basis was put on hold during the drought in recent years ...

A fire hydrant was hit by a car on Wednesday in East Haven, a problem that has been reoccurring in town, according to police.