No matter where we stand on the modern fire-attack debate, on combination nozzle vs. smooth bore or on East Coast vs. West Coast tactics, one thing that we all can agree on is water puts out fires.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo credit: New York Post via Twitter A 2005 BMW 5-series parked in the way of firefighters at a hydrant got its windows smashed ...

Heat and haze stick around as a Code Purple air quality alert continues throughout Friday. by WJAR Staff NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — A fire department in a Massachusetts city overcame a major obstacle ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A new photo shows the consequences of illegally parking in front of a fire hydrant. The New Bedford ...

A group of Massachusetts firefighters had an unexpected obstacle when responding to an apartment fire. The New Bedford Fire Department said firefighters responded to a fire on the third floor of an ...

Firefighters need a reliable source of pressurized water from fire hydrants to battle blazes, and regulations exist that mandate minimum pressure for hydrants.

A DRIVER pays the price for parking in front of a fire hydrant. Crews smashed the rear windows to run a hose through it when a blaze broke out nearby. A driver in Anaheim, California, parked in front ...

HAMILTON, N.J. (WSVN) — A car owner in New Jersey learned the hard way that you should never block a fire hydrant when you park. Firefighters in Hamilton smashed two windows in a gray Acura Wednesday ...

OAK BLUFFS (CBS) - Firefighters are reportedly taking some heat over a house fire on Martha's Vineyard on New Year's Day. The Martha's Vineyard Patch is reporting that firefighters responding to the ...

Firefighters in New York City were forced to smash the windows of a 2005 BMW 5-Series early Friday morning last week because the owner had parked it directly in front of a fire hydrant. Local media ...

Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Dietz said crews had to lay 1,000 feet of fire hose to get to the nearest hydrant.