KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Inside, a destroyed home is black and stark, made of tarps and the remains of furniture. Just one look tells you everything: A disaster. But it wasn’t always like that. For two ...

The person whose letter (“Burning question: Do fire hydrants work?” Letters to the Editor, April 11) questioned fire hydrants actually working has every right to be concerned. In February, I contacted ...

Does anyone know how many of our fire hydrants are working and which ones are not? Are they color-coded? Exactly whose job is it to be on top of this? Is this work budgeted?

The Selectman who represents South McComb said the area some fire hydrants in his ward are nonfunctioning and affecting public safety.  Selectmember Eddie Thompson said he wanted to know how many fire ...

When a father and daughter were killed in a July 5 house fire in unincorporated Port Orchard, firefighters arrived to find little usable water from a nearby hydrant. The hydrant is part of an older ...