Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Believe it or not, fire hydrants "speak" to firefighters. They communicate through the color scheme with which the hydrant is ...

Question: What's the color of my fire hydrant mean? If you live in the city of Cincinnati, you might have noticed your fire hydrant got a new pop of color lately. City officials announced in April ...

Believe it or not, fire hydrants "speak" to firefighters. They communicate through the color scheme with which the hydrant is painted. This is a standard means of communication and some variant of the ...

The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. If you live in the city of Cincinnati, you might have noticed your fire hydrant ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - You see them every day in East Texas in every municipality. There was a time when they were all painted red, so they would stand out and be easily spotted: Fire hydrants. Now ...

Hi, Johnnie: As I walk around the neighborhood, I notice the fire hydrants to be nicely maintained and painted. Most are red with a white top, some are red and white with a blue top, and one is all ...

Keen-eyed Knoxville residents have noticed a small yet curious difference between the Scruffy City and the rest of America. Instead of the traditional red, almost all the city's fire hydrants are blue ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — You wouldn’t normally find something with Michigan colors on Ohio State’s campus, but the Veterinary Medical Center made just one exception for a maize and blue fire hydrant ...

Firefighters in Plum soon will know how much water a hydrant can provide just by looking at it. At the request of the borough and its volunteer fire departments, the Plum Borough Municipal Authority ...

Fire hydrants have been around for about 180 years and have dramatically enhanced firefighting capabilities. They have become so prevalent that he only time many people notice them is when they are ...

BAY, Ark. (KAIT) - Bay residents will soon see a pop of color when they pass by a fire hydrant. The Bay Fire Department and Bay Waterworks are flow testing all fire hydrants in the city and will color ...