The faulty hydrants after a recent fire in Waterbury are raising questions about how they’re maintained and what the guidelines are. “It was horrific, because I was sleeping and I was woken out of my ...

I never thought about the close relationship between fire departments and water providers, but they really go hand-in-hand. Most of us take it for granted that when a fire starts burning, there will ...

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.