When fire hydrants ran dry during the Pacific Palisades fire, it sparked a wave of anger and even misinformation. Here’s how L.A.’s water system works and what we know about why the hydrants ran out.

Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low ...

Martin Adams, former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, blows up some right-wing myths about the water supply in Pacific Palisades, and talks with Alex Wagner about the ...

It's part of a bigger debate over water supplies during massive wildfires like those in the Los Angeles area, including the use of fire hydrants. Following the wildfires in Southern California, many ...

Public figures have questioned L.A.’s ‘dry’ fire hydrants, but experts say the hydrant system wasn’t designed for this ...

Fire hydrants are color-coded, depending on how much water they can produce. Red is 500 gallons per minute or less.

Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...

President Biden on Thursday said that empty fire hydrants in the Los Angeles area were the result of an intentional power ...

A Boston architect and his team are busy designing a fire-resistant house, able to sustain winds up to 200 mph.

Janisse Quiñones, chief executive officer and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, couldn't quite ...

Puget Sound Fire crews were at a Kent apartment complex Friday night after someone hit a fire hydrant, causing flooding in ...

Fire Departments across multiple counties including Blair, Huntingdon and Centre County were called on New Year’s Day to help ...