San Francisco Examiner4d
Struck SF fire hydrant briefly causes downtown geyser
A car striking a downtown San Francisco fire hydrant briefly caused a plume of water to shoot two stories into the air above ...
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
The photo of the rainbow hydrant was AI-generated and originated from a satirical account. There are no credible news reports ...
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
USA Today3d
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
After two days of blazes, a self-described satire account called River City Police posted the rainbow fire hydrant photo to Instagram. River City is a “fictional city that the California POST ...
1 suffers major injuries in 2-vehicle crash on Olive Dr: CHP
At least one person is suffering from major injuries Thursday morning, after a two-vehicle collision in northwest Bakersfield, the California Highway Patrol ...
Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
Lose home insurance in Pierce County? Some areas are seeing a ‘higher level of scrutiny’
The News Tribune asked experts how insurance companies calculate wildfire risk and what prompts them to drop policyholders.
advantagenews6d
Illinois firefighters react to California fire challenges
An Illinois fire department says the systems needed to fight a fire as large as the ones in California don't exist. An ...
The Laconia Daily Sun1d
Is insurance industry prepared to handle overwhelming claims from California wildfires?
As firefighters were making progress against the deadly California wildfires that have destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 27 people in Los Angeles County over several weeks, ...