PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Utility Board will flow test fire hydrants, starting Monday. The tests are needed to determine the amount of water that can be safely accessed from a hydrant during ...

Before you begin flow testing, ask the water utility for a hydrant map that shows a diagram of the water-supply system. Reviewing the system layout lets the tester understand the underground water ...

CHARLTON – Hydrant flow testing will be conducted at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday in and around Trolley Crossing Road. The procedure will include testing the operation and capacity of hydrants in ...

Fire hydrant flushing will occur between the hours of 7:30 PM and 5:00 AM to minimize customer impacts. This routine testing program, which occurs every three years, involves flushing water through ...

For Lubbock firefighters the "never-ending" task of making sure hydrants work goes with their regular duties and begins each spring like clockwork. They avoid testing hydrants during cold months to ...

Last month, we explained that without a clear understanding of flow rates from pressurized hydrants, firefighting operations that rely on them as a water source can turn into reckless gambles instead ...