See a fire hydrant that's not red or yellow? It isn’t random. Here’s what hydrant colors signal about water flow and why ...

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 ...

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 ...

The colors of the “bonnet,” or top, denote the amount of water available in the hydrant, measured in a gallons-per-minute flow rate. The National Fire Protection Association recommends a certain color ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. – Think twice before painting a fire hydrant because there is a reason they’re not all red. Their color indicates how much water they can provide for first responders. This can be ...

Question: Why are Appleton's fire hydrants painted different colors? There are orange ones, red ones and green ones. I've even seen a green and yellow one. Does that mean a Packers fan lives there?

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 ...