State fire code requires that unobstructed access to fire hydrants must be maintained at all times — with a space of 3 feet ...

Fire hydrants have been around for about 180 years and have dramatically enhanced firefighting capabilities. They have become so prevalent that he only time many people notice them is when they are ...

One Pennsylvania fire company said Tuesday that the local water authority barred it from accessing fire hydrants and instead ...

The Auburn Fire Department is crediting a properly cleared fire hydrant with helping them quickly knock down a fire.

When snow piles up, fire hydrants can disappear into icy camouflage. In an emergency, that hidden hydrant can cost ...

A dispute over emergency access to fire hydrants in a Franklin County borough this week prompted local officials to issue ...

ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews from Pennsylvania American Water replaced a fire hydrant on Dillon Road after it failed as firefighters tried to use it during a large house fire. “It’s extremely ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A fire was lit under a Franklin County fire chief after being told by a local water authority ...

I never thought about the close relationship between fire departments and water providers, but they really go hand-in-hand. Most of us take it for granted that when a fire starts burning, there ...

A Franklin County fire department warned residents Tuesday they may be left without reliable fire protection after the ...

Sasha Weller, a fire captain with the Scottsdale Fire Department, said that years ago when he first started on the job there was a different culture in the fire service. Cancer awareness was not as ...

Two residents and a firefighter were injured while crews handled a blaze during very cold temperatures Sunday night in Northampton County. Hanover Township Fire Co. Chief Scott Van Why said crews were ...