“Yesterday, just in California alone, there were about 30 orders,” Barry McConaghey, a former firefighter who owns ...

The next day, when the hydrant’s water pressure dropped ... mitigation strategies recommended by experts, such as moving outdoor furniture and closing off gutters and vents.

vastly increases the water flow rate from a homeowner's outdoor faucet. Prices vary depending on hose length and other ...

Fire hydrants have been a staple in American neighborhoods for well over a century, usually fed by city or county water systems. Many systems use the force of gravity to create water pressure.

Across several city blocks, on the edge of parched wild lands, water for firefighting was provided by dozens of aging hydrants, each featuring a single 2.5-inch outlet for attaching a hose.