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 ...

Officials evacuated Alpha Project’s Bridge Shelter, a massive gray tent near 16th Street and Newton Avenue on the edge of ...

While privately-owned fire hydrants are their owner's responsibilities, area fire departments say fire codes and insurance requirements are actually what keeps them working. On Aug. 18, firefighters ...

FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced Friday that the department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention issued a criminal court summons that resulted in a $4,000 fine for a fire code violation. The ...

The New York City Fire Department issued its first-ever criminal summons to a driver whose car blocked a fire hydrant and slowed down efforts to extinguish a Bronx fire that killed two people, ...

Firefighters often bring water with them in trucks referred to as "water trucks," but that only lasts so long. That's why your local fire hydrant is often the best solution. That is, if they work.