ROCKFORD (WREX) — Fire hydrants will be tested for fire flow starting next week. The annual fire flow testing program will begin Monday, October 31st. The testing will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m every ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Weeks after water districts were required to turn over inspection records for fire hydrants, one utility’s answer is raising concern about the reliability of those ...

Feb. 10—Following a Richmond apartment complex's total destruction by fire on North Third Street in January, many citizens and community members have raised eyebrows about the operations and ...

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

At the simplest point, the job of the fire department is primarily suppression. Yes, collectively, we provide a multitude of services, but suppression is the foundation of most departments’ mission.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board is preparing for their role as part of the state Public Service Commission’s Fire Hydrant Maintenance and Testing Task Force. Mike McNulty MUB General ...

There’s no doubt that water flow from at least one hydrant in Hempfield is sufficient to fight a fire. Maintenance crews on a recent March... Two Fayette County homes 4 miles apart went up in flames ...