Blue fire is something of a contradiction in people's eyes. We accept blue as a cool color and red/orange as warm ones, even though the reality of fire is the opposite; blue, the cool color by ...

If you live in the city of Cincinnati, you might have noticed your fire hydrant got a new pop of color lately. The colors ...

What might stick out is the distinct color on the fire hydrant's front steamer port: either light blue, green, orange or red. As you could've guessed, the colors mean something. It has to do with ...

There are four colors found atop fire hydrants; red, orange, green, and light blue. These colors tell firefighters at a glance how much water they can expect to be able to extract from a hydrant.

The color blue, which seems most common in Knoxville, indicates the highest flow potential. But once you start looking, you'll notice there are additional color combinations around town, too.

What might stick out is the distinct color on the fire hydrant's front steamer port: either light blue, green, orange or red. As you could've guessed, the colors mean something. It has to do with ...