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Cincinnati firefighters are contending with frozen hydrants and frigid temperatures as they battle a series of fires, including a deadly apartment fire in West Price Hill."It’s been going on for ...

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – A fire broke out Tuesday morning in Clifton Forge, but it is not the flames leaving neighbors worried; it’s the fire hydrants. The fire has raised concerns about the effectiveness ...

After a fire gutted a riverside home in Harmar’s Werner Camp neighborhood last summer, one neighbor called the lack of fire hydrants on the property Werner Camp’s “Achilles’ heel.” It meant that fire ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When snow piles up, it can create challenges for first responders trying to access fire hydrants. With more than two feet of snow on Union Street, many hydrants, which are typically ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The icy conditions made it tough for crews to battle a fire in Allentown Monday night. That fire destroyed one home and badly damaged another displacing four people on Adams Island.