Armed with new equipment and training, the Junction City Fire Department has started their annual fire hydrant testing. Fire hydrant testing helps the fire department know how much water each hydrant ...

Before you begin flow testing, ask the water utility for a hydrant map that shows a diagram of the water-supply system. Reviewing the system layout lets the tester understand the underground water ...

Columbus City Utilities announced M. E. Simpson will be flushing hydrants in different areas of the city for a three-week period starting Monday as part of its annual hydrant flow testing program. The ...

Beginning Sunday, July 10, the City of Aiken Engineering and Utilities Department will utilize a contractor to conduct hydrant flow testing in the downtown area. The hydrant testing process will begin ...

For Lubbock firefighters the "never-ending" task of making sure hydrants work goes with their regular duties and begins each spring like clockwork. They avoid testing hydrants during cold months to ...

There are few things in life that are more important than water. We need it to drink. We need it to clean. We might need it to control a heating system or a power plant or to run a factory. None of ...

The Beckley Fire Department will be full flow testing all of the city’s hydrants this month. Testing will be conducted between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday each week. Each of the more ...

Two Fayette County homes 4 miles apart went up in flames in a 10-month period in 2021 and 2022 while firefighters reportedly struggled to draw water from nearby fire hydrants. Residents of those homes ...

Last month, we explained that without a clear understanding of flow rates from pressurized hydrants, firefighting operations that rely on them as a water source can turn into reckless gambles instead ...