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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waterbury firetrucks in a file photo. City firefighters were hampered by a lack of water while battling a blaze that destroyed a ...

The Red Cross said 16 unites were destroyed. The Red Cross volunteers have helped everyone displaced.

A home sustained severe damage, and two vehicles were destroyed following a house fire early Tuesday in Waterbury where crews struggled to find a working hydrant. Firefighters responded to a home on ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - Waterbury has not tested the water pressure of its fire hydrants in more than 10 years, city officials said Tuesday after firefighters struggled to find a working hydrant ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - If a fire broke out at your home, would the nearest hydrant actually work? For one Waterbury family, the answer was no. The I-Team wanted to know why, and how other towns and ...

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN) - A temporary water outage will impact several Beaufort residents and properties today. Beaufort officials say the water outage is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to replace a ...