moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private fire hydrant to two long hoses that she left coiled tightly on the ground.

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) ...

an equipment company he founded in 2011 that sells the parts to make a private hydrant. Customers purchase what they need a la carte — a combination of jacket hoses, nozzles, valves and adapters ...

In Colorado, Hawaii and other parts of California ... When the blaze was out, firefighters would then repair the water main with a “fire plug.” Hydrants make that process far more efficient ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Two-time All-America safety Xavier Watts will enter the NFL draft rather than return to Notre Dame for a sixth season. Watts made the announcement on social media Friday ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts (0) celebrates at the end of the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff ...

Update, Jan. 28: "The scheduled boil water notice ... has been rescinded and not be needed as water crews found no issues that needed to be repaired," according to a news release from the city.

A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a costly and empty rainbow-painted fire hydrant across the street from a row of homes engulfed in flames. “No water ...

Naomi Watts has opened up about her experiences of memory loss after learning she is at a higher risk of the syndrome. The actor, 54, got candid about her health in her new bookDare I Say It ...

Naomi Watts, 56, is a British actress best known for her roles in the films “Mulholland Drive,” “21 Grams” and “Birdman” and TV’s “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” She is the author ...

Naomi Watts shares two kids with ex Liev Schreiber, but it was not an easy road for them to become parents. Watts wrote that she tracked her ovulation “on the regular” and got scans for ...