A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ...

A Monterey County man, linked to over 600 thefts of brass fire hydrant caps throughout the Monterey peninsula, has been arrested.That's according to Del Rey Oaks Police, who say 44-year-old Bryan Vasu ...

Juan R. Martinez, 39, of the 1300 block of W. Scott St., Milwaukee was charged July 17 with illegal transportation of cannabis, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and no valid registration after he ...

Those impacted by the fire said when firefighters arrived on New Year’s Day, they could not use a hydrant nearby because it ...

URBANA – An inspection of 150 fire hydrants this month by city firefighters found only one hydrant that did not work. But Illinois American Water Co. disagrees, with a company official saying that all ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A curious 19-year-old man suffered severe head injuries after a fire hydrant cap he blasted into the air with a powerful firecracker fell down on his head, police said Sunday. The man ...

Someone is taking the caps off fire hydrants in one North Carolina town, leading firefighters to say it could cause crucial delays in putting out fires. Without the caps, the fire hydrants struggle to ...

The San Antonio Police Department believes that someone stole the brass caps off fire hydrants and flooded streets on the North Side early Wednesday morning. Just after 4 a.m., someone removed the ...

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 ...