See a fire hydrant that's not red or yellow? It isn’t random. Here’s what hydrant colors signal about water flow and why ...

The flushing ensures hydrants work properly and maintain adequate water pressure for firefighters. If crews didn’t do this ...

For a large campus of buildings with mixed occupancies, it is imperative to maintain their fire protection system and equipment to ensure proper function as designed during emergency conditions.

History has shown that some of the largest industrial fires have occurred when systems were out of service, or impaired. Many corporations require that all of their facilities be provided with ...

The traditional fire hydrant, that innocuous little cast metal tube with a hat, is one of those everyday objects that is so commonplace most people tend to overlook them. For over 100 years this life ...

Other times, fire protection systems are taken offline for repairs, equipment replacement, or upgrades. Fire pump failure could spell disaster for a nuclear power plant, but regularly scheduled ...

From regional authorities to individual public works departments, towns and cities vary in their approaches to testing water ...