After years of uncertainty about where their water is going to come from, homeowners in the Rio Verde Foothills community ...

At long last, Rio Verde Foothills has an operating standpipe — and the desert community's water crisis has come to a close.

EPCOR Utilities will open its newly constructed water filling station, a permanent water solution for the Rio Verde Foothills ...

Standpipe operations are some of the rarest operations for many firefighters. Yet, standpipe systems can be found in just about every fire department’s jurisdiction. Success during a standpipe ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a utility company’s application to construct a standpipe for water service for Rio Verde Foothills on Wednesday, giving the rural community near ...

We have covered a lot of ground as it relates to hose-pack systems in the first two parts of this series. We now know that it’s not as simple as throwing 150 feet of 1 1/2-inch hose with a 95 gallon ...

USING thermal imaging cameras in addition to water from standpipes, firefighters extinguished a fire in a power-generating turbine that was protected by a sprinkler. Constructed of steel framing with ...

BELTON, Texas (KWTX) - The Belton standpipe received renovations in preparation for the new park planned to be constructed around it by the end of 2024. City officials said the city of Belton had been ...

The standpipe water tower on West Avenue I in Belton is the first property the city has designated as a local historic landmark. Built in 1914, and no longer in use, the tower once was a crucial ...

At the heart of every engine company operation is the hoseline. The primary mission of the engine company is to stretch and advance the hoseline into position and launch an attack on the fire. In most ...