While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...

Some departments have special crews while others have special hydrants. Here are some of the most popular methods: ...

As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing at least ...

L.A. City Council members have called on the Department of Water and Power to examine why fire hydrants lost water pressure ...

Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if these ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: This morning we’ll take a look at the problems surrounding fire hydrants ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California ordered an inquiry into a loss of water pressure after it was revealed that a reservoir was offline when the fires started. By Rachel Nostrant Gov. Gavin Newsom of ...

WASHINGTON — President Biden repeated what power utilities say is a false explanation of dry fire hydrants while defending California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — after ...

CENTERVILLE, Utah (KUTV) — Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California as crews worked to battle several large fires and save homes. That prompted KUTV to ask about the condition of hydrants ...

LAKESIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Early in the fight to tame the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, when hurricane-force winds made it impossible to attack flames from the sky, overuse running fire ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters battled the now nearly 16,000-acre Palisades Fire Tuesday, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants ...

The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as ...