‘Let the building burn’: Central Pa. fire department says it was told not to use hydrants

UPDATE: Central Pa. official who told firefighters they could not use hydrants was not speaking for borough A Franklin County ...
Kitsap Sun

Hydrant near fatal Royalwood fire couldn't be used by SKFR crews. This is why

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 ...
North Penn Now

Snow-covered hydrants slows emergency response, local fire companies warn

In Pennsylvania, there is no single statewide law that uniformly requires residents to clear snow from fire hydrants after a storm ...
syracuse.com

CNY fire departments preparing to rely more on tankers, fewer hydrants amid water shortage

Syracuse, N.Y. — Fire departments in Onondaga and Madison counties are preparing for the possibility that the local water system could run dry this weekend, officials said. The system, operated by the ...