ROCKFORD (WREX) — Fire hydrants will be tested for fire flow starting next week. The annual fire flow testing program will begin Monday, October 31st. The testing will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m every ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Weeks after water districts were required to turn over inspection records for fire hydrants, one utility’s answer is raising concern about the reliability of those ...

Carlysle Engineering Inc. will conduct a fire flow test at 9 p.m. June 26 at Stoughton Housing Authority, 4 Capen St. The activity will cause discolored water in varying degrees in all sections of ...

The main drain of an automatic sprinkler system is actually the water flow control valve. It's important to test the functioning of this value at least once per year to ensure proper water flow and ...

The La Cañada Irrigation District is in hot water with a local resident over its refusal to offer flow tests that provide pressure data. Because of a state fire code change at the start of the year, ...

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

At the simplest point, the job of the fire department is primarily suppression. Yes, collectively, we provide a multitude of services, but suppression is the foundation of most departments’ mission.

The Hampstead Department of Public Works will be conducting a fire-flow test on Friday, July 29. The test will take place at 10 a.m. at the 3800 Hampstead-Mexico Road fire hydrant. Area residents ...

MERIDEN-A proposal to build 27 new homes in a subdivision in the Quarry Lane area was tabled for a second time last week at the planning commission meeting and is facing the possibility of being ...