For some affluent homeowners in L.A., private fire hydrants in big demand
Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, ...
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Taylor County Commissioners Court discuss potential changes to rural fire safety ordinance
Spurred on by lessons learned from the recent California Wildfires, ECCA and Buffalo Gap Fire Chiefs Gary Young and Derrick Sowell have been working to assess how prepared rural county subdivisions ...
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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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Fire chief requests community's help clearing snow from hydrants for faster emergency response
While we all take the time to clear the snow from our driveways and sidewalks, many people forget to clear out the space around fire hydrants. When fire crews are responding to a fire, time is of ...
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Firefighters face challenges battling multiple blazes in extreme cold in Chicago area
Getting water out of hydrants to fight the fire was not always an easy task for ... A major fire also broke out Monday at a house in rural Harmon, Illinois, in Lee County southwest of Dixon.
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
On Jan. 10, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into how fire hydrants across the city lost pressure and stopped providing water. Los Angeles city officials have said the urban ...