City leaders are calling it unacceptable. On Wednesday, Detroit Fire Department members displayed a vandalized hydrant where thieves removed the brass stem inside.

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - Waterbury has not tested the water pressure of its fire hydrants in more than 10 years, city officials said Tuesday after firefighters struggled to find a working hydrant ...

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If a fire broke out at your home, would the nearest hydrant actually work? For one Waterbury family, the answer was no.

It was discovered during the fire that the nearest hydrant was not operational — something firefighters didn't know. But a fire official said that wasn't the main contributor to the massive flames.