Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
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How New York Firefighters Fix Frozen Hydrants in the Winter
Some departments have special crews while others have special hydrants. Here are some of the most popular methods: ...
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Frozen fire hydrants add challenges for FDNY in back-to-back Brooklyn fires
A fire broke out early Thursday morning at a NYCHA development in Crown Heights, and a similar scene unfolded at a home in East Flatbush, as firefighters battled flames in the bitter cold.
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
The photo of the rainbow hydrant was AI-generated and originated from a satirical account. There are no credible news reports supporting the claim.
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Firefighters deal with frozen fire hydrants to battle massive fire at commercial building in NC
Firefighters deal with frozen fire hydrants to battle massive fire at commercial building in Gastonia, North Carolina ...
Firefighters deal with frozen hydrant while battling Riverside house fire
The cold temperatures gave some challenges to firefighters while battling a house fire in Riverside early Tuesday morning.
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first responders fighting the fires despite scarce resources.