Firefighters were still responding to a massive 4-alarm fire at a Camden scrapyard in February when Eastern Metal Recycling began to share what it believed caused the incident: a lithium-ion battery.

When a father and daughter were killed in a July 5 house fire in unincorporated Port Orchard, firefighters arrived to find little usable water from a nearby hydrant. The hydrant is part of an older ...

Fire hydrants have been around for about 180 years and have dramatically enhanced firefighting capabilities. They have become so prevalent that he only time many people notice them is when they are ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A recent three-alarm fire on Buffalo's East side has raised serious questions about the city’s fire hydrant system. Buffalo Common Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart called on the Buffalo ...

Officials in Hot Springs have been working to repair a fire hydrant that the fire crew did not know was damaged until they needed it. The issue led us to look into what exactly happened and how those ...

Firefighters battled a house fire in freezing conditions Sunday afternoon in Sunset Park, contending with a car blocking a hydrant and another hydrant frozen by the cold, authorities said. No injuries ...