Starting this winter, the dry hydrants will eliminate the need for fire crews to go onto the North Thompson River to access water when the surface is frozen, as there are no pressurized fire ...

The fire was initially reported at about 1:30 p.m. and by 1:50 p.m. it had gone to three alarms. A fourth alarm was called at about 2:15 p.m. During that time, winds in the area were measured at ...

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After last year's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora video game allowed fans to fulfill their Na'vi fantasies, it's time to start anticipating Avatar 3, now known as Avatar: Fire and Ash. While the ...

The Valley Fire, which burned through nearly 10,000 acres in the Boise Foothills, is now 90% contained while repair efforts start ramping up. The Idaho Department of Lands said this week that ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SOLVANG, Calif. – Los Padres National Forest officials announced today that suppression repair work in areas affected by the ...

A new fire station in Germany that was destroyed in a fire, causing millions of euros in damage, did not have a fire alarm system. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Stadtallendorf ...

When a fire is essentially out, part of the Incident Management Team's job is to repair things that were done to stop the fire - like dozer lines. "There are berms on either side, which are great ...

An auto repair shop was damaged by a fire in Greensburg. Westmoreland County dispatchers say the fire was called in at 4:03 p.m. on Friday at the 200 block of East Otterman Street. Channel 11 saw ...

It’s been more than five years since a fire ripped through Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on April 15 ... Experts familiar with medieval restoration work said it could take 15 to 20 years to rebuild ...

The City of Toronto grants permits to allow the use of water from fire hydrants between April 1 (pending suitable weather*) and November 15. The online application for the Fire Hydrant Use Permit and ...