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

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

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

Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for a plumber to install it on the recommendation of her local fire brigade, which had noted that her ...

With an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires in California, some residents are taking matters into their own ...

VERNON TOWNSHIP — Vernon Township property owners might see a drop in insurance premiums as a result of the local fire territory’s newly adjusted public protection rating.