Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.

The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...

Firefighters arrived at a Tanglewood home within five minutes of a 911 call. Crews soon reported a problem: They didn’t have water.

A resident drove over what firefighters describe as a lifeline: the hose supplying water from a fire hydrant, KCTV reports. Firefighters say the hose got caught underneath the driver’s car.

A resident drove over what firefighters describe as a lifeline: the hose supplying water from a fire hydrant, KCTV reports. Firefighters say the hose got caught underneath the driver’s car. As they ...