Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private fire hydrant ...

As the fires ravaging Pacific Palisades expanded and started moving toward his home in the Malibu Hills last week, Brent Woodworth connected two 100-foot hoses to his personal fire hydrant and put one ...

The condition of Marshalltown’s fire hydrants came into the spotlight last week after a press release from the Marshalltown ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Inside, a destroyed home is black and stark, made of tarps and the remains of furniture. Just one look tells you everything: A disaster. But it wasn’t always like that. For two ...

Officials in Lake Tahoe say there are 3 main pillars when it comes to fire readiness forest and fuels management, home hardening, and reliable water access. We've learned from recent California ...

A devastating fire tore through a home in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, displacing a family of nine, and hampering firefighters' efforts to extinguish the flames due to an inadequate water supply, ...

We're all familiar with bright red fire hydrants, the color of which has become synonymous with them, fire trucks, and the hats many fire chiefs and firefighters wear. You may even know what it means ...

A Salem business alleges the city is retaliating after they complained to elected officials about the sign code. The business owners now face having to spend possibly $300,000 to install fire hydrants ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Tuesday evening, we reported on fire hydrant concerns across parts of Central Arkansas. Since then, we've learned of a neighborhood that has also been experiencing ...

David Whitman began selling private fire hydrant systems in 2022. He runs his company, Brushfire Battle Systems, out of his South Pasadena home. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Before evacuating ...

LOS ANGELES — Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private ...