Believe it or not, fire hydrants "speak" to firefighters. They communicate through the color scheme with which the hydrant is painted. This is a standard means of communication and some variant of the ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - You see them every day in East Texas in every municipality. There was a time when they were all painted red, so they would stand out and be easily spotted: Fire hydrants. Now ...

Keen-eyed Knoxville residents have noticed a small yet curious difference between the Scruffy City and the rest of America. Instead of the traditional red, almost all the city's fire hydrants are blue ...

Fire hydrants across Medford are getting a noticeable makeover with a fresh coat of reflective silver paint and a new colored ...

Cincinnati’s new fire hydrant painting project is working to help firefighters keep neighbors safe by marking city hydrants.Greater Cincinnati Water Works spearheaded the project by teaming up with ...

A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a costly and empty rainbow-painted fire hydrant across the street from a row of homes engulfed in flames. “No water, but look how ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A set of rules for fire hydrant maintenance developed by a task force empaneled by state lawmakers is prepared for review and comment. The task force was created in June of 2023 ...