GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — The city of Grand Junction is conducting its annual fire hydrant maintenance, flushing about half of the city’s more than 1,200 hydrants as part of routine spring work.

If a fire broke out at your home, would the nearest hydrant actually work? For one Waterbury family, the answer was no.

The faulty hydrants after a recent fire in Waterbury are raising questions about how they’re maintained and what the guidelines are. “It was horrific, because I was sleeping and I was woken out of my ...

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 ...

Residents of Harmar’s Werner Camp neighborhood, tucked along the Allegheny River, have great views of the water and little traffic. But it’s what they don’t have that should be of concern: fire ...

See a fire hydrant that's not red or yellow? It isn’t random. Here’s what hydrant colors signal about water flow and why firefighters rely on them.