DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Fire Department is giving locals a heads-up as they prepare to flush and assess city fire hydrants throughout April. Firefighters will be working with the Decatur Water Department on the effort, which will be conducted on 1,200 of the city’s 4,500 hydrants. They will look at functionality, lubricate discharge […]
(WHTM) — Lining the streets of many cities and towns are fire hydrants. But how do these hydrants get their water and how do firefighters access them? According to Meyer Fire, there are two types of fire hydrants: wet barrel and dry barrel. Dry barrel hydrants are not water-filled until the valve on the hydrant […]
A bill advanced by the West Virginia House of Delegates Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would bar public water utilities from seeking rate recovery to comply with standards for fire hydrant maintenance and testing in the legislation, House Bill 5617.