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 ...

San Francisco's fire chief said Wednesday that officials were looking for ways to make it easier for out-of-town fire crews to hook up to the city's nonstandard fire hydrants, after experts voiced ...

San Francisco's fire chief flatly dismissed the idea Monday of retrofitting the city's 8,000 hydrants to be immediately accessible to out-of-city fire crews, saying she still prefers to pass out ...

Most of the city's hydrants have a 3-inch opening. The mission of Firehouse is to educate and inspire firefighters so that they can protect their communities and keep themselves safe. By providing ...