OLYPHANT – When an alarm calls Olyphant firefighters to action, they respond with trucks, equipment, protective clothing and what looks like an overnight bag. The large canvas bag Excelsior Hose ...

For less than the price of a Noe Valley house -- about $800,000 -- San Francisco could retrofit its atypical hydrants so that departments from outside the city could better aid local firefighters in ...

Concerns that the city’s nonstandard fire hydrants could cripple firefighting efforts after a major earthquake have prompted fire officials to reconsider plans to distribute hydrant “adapters” to ...

Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private fire hydrant ...

San Francisco's fire chief proposed a compromise Monday to ease concerns that the city's nonstandard fire hydrants could lead to confusion if outside firefighters are ever called to help battle a ...