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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Struck SF fire hydrant briefly causes downtown geyser
A car striking a downtown San Francisco fire hydrant briefly caused a plume of water to shoot two stories into the air above ...
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 ...
Rich Californians in fire-prone areas are paying up to $150K for their own personal fire hydrants — but what about locals who don’t have six figures to splash on fire sa…
With an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires in California, some residents are taking matters into their own ...
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Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
After two days of blazes, a self-described satire account called River City Police posted the rainbow fire hydrant photo to Instagram. River City is a “fictional city that the California POST ...
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Off-Duty Los Angeles Fire Captain, Son, Brother Save Neighborhood from Wildfire
Dan Lievense hooked up hose to a hydrant and saved 14 houses ... the historic deadly wildfires in California. This one details how an off-duty Los Angeles fire captain, his firefighter brother ...
9 fire hydrants out of service in East Haven due to evasion
A fire hydrant was hit by a car on Wednesday in East Haven, a problem that has been reoccurring in town, according to police.
Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
2 suffer major injuries in 2-vehicle crash that destroyed power pole, hydrant on Olive Dr: CHP
Two people suffered major injuries after two-vehicle’s collided in an intersection in northwest Bakersfield, the California Highway Patrol said. According ...
California dad who tried to save home from flames before water ran out says leadership 'absolutely failed us'
A California father, who lost his home to wildfires on Jan. 8, is calling for significant changes in leadership “that absolutely failed" the state's residents in a crisis.
Could more brush clearance really have stopped catastrophic California wildfires?
Brush clearance more significant in Northern California ecosystem than hills around Los Angeles, according to experts ...