NECN15 天
Water service disrupted as hydrant valve failure floods street in Roslindale
While initially reported as a water main break, crews later determined it was actually a failure of a 6-inch hydrant gate valve head. NBC10 Boston Crews work to repair a hydrant valve that flooded ...
WXII 12 NEWS20 天
3 children hospitalized after water rescue on Duck Pond Court in Winston-Salem
The Winston Salem Fire Department water rescue team was notified along with the other fire units who responded. To the incident The water rescue team was successful in helping getting the two ...
Wall Street Journal20 天
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
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 ...
WDAF-TV21 天
Metro fire departments undergo water, ice rescue training
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – One sign of the season presents serious danger for anyone trying to walk across a frozen body of water. Fire departments in at least two Kansas City metro cities ...
The Independent21 天
California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
As Los Angeles battles multiple fast-moving wildfires, emergency officials have faced a nightmare situation: fire hydrants running out of water ... within the overall hydrant system, further ...
al.com21 天
Target’s retro SodaStream Art Sparkling Water Maker is on sale for $99
Those who are wanting to be healthier in the new year can now snag a $50 discount on the SodaStream Art Sparkling Water Maker at Target. With this deal, Target customers can get the SodaStream Art ...
AZ Central21 天
LA ran out of water during massive fires. Could that happen in Phoenix? | Opinion
Gavin Newsom has called for investigations into the Los Angeles water department ... distributed about 60,000 fire hydrants throughout the city. A single hydrant can deliver an average of 750 ...
thecooldown21 天
Why are Los Angeles fire officials hesitant to use ocean water to put out flames?
As firefighters battled to put out wildfires in southern California, the job of some was made much more difficult when fire hydrants ran dry due to extreme demand on the system. Many observers pointed ...
Washington Examiner22 天
LA water department sued over having ‘little to no water’ to fight fires
Plaintiffs, more than a dozen California residents who all lost their homes during the Palisades fire, said the mammoth water storage unit had been empty for nearly a year because the LADWP ...
USA Today22 天
Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before Palisades Fire
The Palisades Fire ... LADWP's water supply failures, while the utility says its water system was pushed past its limit from the massive blazes. Newsom has also acknowledged that local hydrant ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston22 天
No injuries after Sudbury, Massachusetts barn catches on fire
THEY RAN INTO TROUBLE, THOUGH, WHEN A FIRE HYDRANT WAS FROZEN. THE COLD WEATHER DEFINITELY HAMPERED US WITH THIS. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A FROZEN HYDRANT, BUT CREWS WERE READY FOR IT. THEY WERE ...