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 ...
See a fire hydrant that's not red or yellow? It isn’t random. Here’s what hydrant colors signal about water flow and why firefighters rely on them.
More than 700 blocks across New Orleans have dead or malfunctioning fire hydrants and lack any that are up to the task of fighting a typical house fire. That includes more than 500 hydrants that are ...
NEW AT SIX TONIGHT. MOUNTING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW QUICKLY CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING REPAIRED IN NEW ORLEANS. CITY LEADERS SAY HUNDREDS OF FIRE HYDRANTS NEED ATTENTION, WHILE SOME FAMILIES SAY ...
Firefighters had to navigate cars that blocked hydrants in two fires in the Bronx and in Brooklyn. “Seconds count when we’re fighting fire,” said a Fire Department chief. By Chelsia Rose Marcius Lola ...