The Bay Fire Department and Bay Waterworks are flow testing all fire hydrants in the city and will color-code each hydrant ...

ANDERSON — The Anderson Fire Department is implementing a new measure to save precious seconds when fire breaks out. The department is placing color-code rings on all 1,400 hydrants in the city so ...

Firefighters in Plum soon will know how much water a hydrant can provide just by looking at it. At the request of the borough and its volunteer fire departments, the Plum Borough Municipal Authority ...

MT. WASHINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- If you drive around Mt. Washington, you might notice fire hydrants topped off with blue, green, orange or red paint. There's a reason for that, officials said this week.

Fire hydrants are all around, with different shapes and sizes popping up around the world. For most in the United States the familiar bright red pipe sticking out of the ground is a sign that if a ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. – Think twice before painting a fire hydrant because there is a reason they’re not all red. Their color indicates how much water they can provide for first responders. This can be ...

Question: What's the color of my fire hydrant mean? If you live in the city of Cincinnati, you might have noticed your fire hydrant got a new pop of color lately. City officials announced in April ...

Believe it or not, fire hydrants "speak" to firefighters. They communicate through the color scheme with which the hydrant is painted. This is a standard means of communication and some variant of the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A set of rules for fire hydrant maintenance developed by a task force empaneled by state lawmakers is prepared for review and comment. The task force was created in June of 2023 ...

Keen-eyed Knoxville residents have noticed a small yet curious difference between the Scruffy City and the rest of America. Instead of the traditional red, almost all the city's fire hydrants are blue ...

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Athens Fire and Rescue is requesting that residents stop painting fire hydrants. According to Athens Fire and Rescue, there have been several issues with residents painting fire ...

HUBER HEIGHTS — The Huber Heights Division of Water and Wastewater, operated by Veolia Water, will begin flushing all fire hydrants beginning Monday, August 1. The flushing of fire hydrants is part of ...