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 ...

We're all familiar with bright red fire hydrants, the color of which has become synonymous with them, fire trucks, and the hats many fire chiefs and firefighters wear. You may even know what it means ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: Dogs and fire department staff may now have more difficulty finding fire hydrants in the snow this winter with them recently being painted a tactical desert sand color. What was wrong with 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 ...