Colors on fire hydrant bodies, or barrels, are less clear-cut than the cap colors -- but they also generally convey less information. There are some recommendations in place, however.

Busà Photography/Getty Images. Fire hydrant caps generally have one of four colors, representing the fire hydrant's class based on its gallons per minute.

Then he hooked up two 100-foot fire hoses to the personal fire hydrant he had installed in his front yard. “It felt great because I knew I was ready,” says Rosenbloom, 44, who owns a health ...

The fire hydrant exercise is a great way to work your glutes, especially if you don't have access to a gym. Here's exactly how to do it, from an expert.

A Tesla Cybertruck in Harlingen, Texas caught fire on August 27th after hitting a fire hydrant. The burning EV's battery took an hour and a half to put out.

In 2022, an unrepaired fire hydrant delayed firefighting efforts at a house fire in the Northland. Also in 2022, a “dry” hydrant slowed fire crews from dousing a fire on 58th Street .

A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a costly and empty rainbow-painted fire hydrant across the street from a row of homes engulfed in flames. “No water, but look ...

Fire crews point to a low-tech piece of equipment that helped save the day: the heli-hydrant. The heli-hydrant was installed in Fallbrook in July of 2021 and hasn't been used until last Friday.