LOS ANGELES – Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kevin R. Rosenbloom demonstrates how he would use the personal fire hydrant he installed in his front yard in Malibu. As the fires ...

When M&H Valve was founded in 1854, water mains were still made of wood. Today, the fire hydrants made by the Anniston-based company can connect to the internet. Every year, the M&H Valve factory on ...

Last year, I shared some tips on how to deal with common problems the hydrant firefighter faces when forward-laying a supply line into a fire scene. Following that article, I got some calls and ...

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 morning allowed water to gush from an open hydrant as part of ...

STAMFORD -- Alarmed by a low water pressure problem affecting more than 20 hydrants in a large swath on Stamford's West Side, city fire and water company officials are working to find out what is ...

Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private fire hydrant ...

David Whitman began selling private fire hydrant systems in 2022. He runs his company, Brushfire Battle Systems, out of his South Pasadena home. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Before evacuating ...