Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.

Residents in Kent are dealing with flooded-out apartments from a broken fire hydrant that sent thousands of gallons of water spewing into the air, as reported by Puget Sound Fire via X on Friday ...

THEY RAN INTO TROUBLE, THOUGH, WHEN A FIRE HYDRANT WAS FROZEN. THE COLD WEATHER DEFINITELY HAMPERED US WITH THIS. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A FROZEN HYDRANT, BUT CREWS WERE READY FOR IT. THEY WERE ...