An old hydrant system complicated a fatal Port Orchard house fire, but water supply didn’t affect the outcome, said Kitsap County Fire Marshal.

The LAFD — which is contracted to annually inspect 66,000 fire hydrants across the city — had identified at least 1,350 hydrants in need of repair, according to its 2024 inspection.

Overall, hydrants in areas of Los Angeles deemed to have elevated fire risk are twice as likely to contain just a single 2.5-inch outlet as hydrants elsewhere in the city.

MILLVILLE — City officials are being advised to have anti-tampering caps removed from fire hydrants in the wake of a fire April 9 that killed two girls along South 4th Street.

A city spokesperson originally said the hydrant met accessibility requirements because there is four feet between the hydrant and the edge of the sidewalk. 13 Action News reporters measured it, Friday ...

These tanks store water for residential neighborhoods and commercial areas, as well as the water delivered to any of Bend’s approximately 5,000 fire hydrants. It’s all the same source.

Stockton Fire says 3 hydrants near recycling plant fire had been tampered with 02:51. STOCKTON — A Stockton recycling plant fire sent plumes of smoke into the air and flames as high as 15 feet ...

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She also cast blame on the city for water running out Tuesday when about 20% of the hydrants tapped to fight the Palisades fire went dry. “I’m not a politician, I’m a public servant.