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High fire-risk rural Covelo to get its fire first-ever fire hydrant system

A fire hydrant system will be installed in the rural community of Covelo to help reduce wildfire risk and improve community ...
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For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires

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 ...
Kitsap Sun

Hydrant near fatal Royalwood fire couldn't be used by SKFR crews. This is why

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 ...
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Under pressure: Water flow issues can cripple firefighters who rely on patchwork of unregulated hydrants

Two Fayette County homes 4 miles apart went up in flames in a 10-month period in 2021 and 2022 while firefighters reportedly struggled to draw water from nearby fire hydrants. Residents of those homes ...

Mendocino Co.: High Fire-Risk, Rural Community To Get Its First-Ever Fire Hydrant System

A fire hydrant system will be installed in the rural, unincorporated community of Covelo to help reduce wildfire risk and ...