If you're just trying to park and can't find a space, you might be tempted to park close to a fire hydrant. However, where exactly you can park may vary.

Colors on fire hydrant bodies, or barrels, are less clear-cut than the cap colors — but they also generally convey less information. There are some recommendations in place, however.

In 2022, an unrepaired fire hydrant delayed firefighting efforts at a house fire in the Northland. Also in 2022, a “dry” hydrant slowed fire crews from dousing a fire on 58th Street .

The New York City Fire Department is urging New Yorkers to “never block fire hydrants” after firefighters responding to a deadly 3-alarm fire in the Bronx encountered a vehicle parked in front ...

After the Woolsey fire in Southern California in 2018, a review found that high demand for water, along with broken pipes in burned structures, led to some neighborhoods having insufficient water ...