The Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index launched by the Canadian Forest Service in the 1960s is now adapted for use in numerous regions, including parts of Australia, Europe and Asia. The United ...

It’s the first time a section of the city’s fire code has been used to fine a driver of a car blocking a fire hydrant.

Firefighters say their efforts to put out a deadly fire in the Bronx were hindered by a car blocking a hydrant - the second such case this week.

Unlike the standard $115 parking ticket for blocking a hydrant, the penalty falls under Section 507.5.4 of the New York City Fire Code, which makes it illegal to render fire hydrants inaccessible ...