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 ...

Veolia’s 1000th Spartan fire hydrant was recently installed in Orangeburg. Bill Madden, the director of New York communications and government affairs for Veolia, says they began installing them ...

Today’s hydrants break, leak, and freeze, sometimes costing people their lives. The tamper-proof and incredibly durable Sigelock Spartan, designed by a former New York firefighter, is intended to work ...

New York’s first state-of-the-art fire hydrant was installed Friday in Long Beach, commemorating Garret Rooney, a former fire chief and former assistant city manager, city officials said. Sigelock ...

These days, fires are rare enough that most of us rarely think about the state of our fire hydrants. But unfortunately, that also means we’re ignoring a dangerously decayed piece of urban ...

Your house is on fire and the fire department has arrived. Firefighters head to the nearest fire hydrant just in time to prevent serious damage to your home, but there's just one problem — it doesn't ...

Come along with The Verge for the second season of Detours. We’ve traveled across the country to find the people, groups, and companies that are solving America’s problems in new and unconventional ...

Fire hydrants are as necessary as they are historically significant. The first fire hydrant was proposed sometime during the early 19th century. No one knows the exact date as the records of its ...

Don’t blame your dog if it doesn’t recognize them on a walk. These 50 new fire hydrants across the city look nothing like their predecessors. They have a smoother, sleeker design. Their shiny, ...