Firefighters need a reliable source of pressurized water from fire hydrants to battle blazes, and regulations exist that mandate minimum pressure for hydrants.

Today’s hydrants break, leak, and freeze, sometimes costing people their lives. The tamper-proof and incredibly durable Sigelock Spartan, designed by a former New York firefighter, is intended to work ...

WESTFIELD -- Parts needed to repair a Michael Drive fire hydrant Westfield firefighters could have used to battle a blaze Saturday are due to arrive early this week. David S. Billips, Westfield ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -?? Philadelphia has 119 fire hydrants that cost about $2,000 each waiting in a warehouse to be installed, yet they sit high and dry because federal regulators say their fittings might ...