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 ...

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.

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 ...

Fire flow and hydrant flow testing in Stoughton is expected to cause discolored water Wednesday, Aug. 7. Cintas Fire Protection will be conducting a fire flow test at Target at 1 Hawes Way starting at ...

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.

FREMONT - The Water/Sewer Maintenance Department started the annual fire flow testing and hydrant flushing program on Wednesday. This should take approximately 60 days. Flushing and flow testing will ...

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 ...

The La Cañada Irrigation District is in hot water with a local resident over its refusal to offer flow tests that provide pressure data. Because of a state fire code change at the start of the year, ...