Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, ...

Firefighters deal with frozen fire hydrants to battle massive fire at commercial building in Gastonia, North Carolina ...

On the morning of Jan. 7, a firefighter near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles observed a 10-acre brush fire ...

As firefighters battled to put out wildfires in southern California, the job of some was made much more difficult when fire hydrants ran dry due to extreme ... to put out fires — including to tackle ...

Local officials highlighted ongoing efforts to ensure Laguna Beach has enough water getting to hydrants so firefighters ... edge of the Palisades fire’s reach. “Parts of it, especially areas ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to know the reason fire hydrants were not able to get enough water pressure to properly function, so that they can prevent a like scenario from occuring again in ...

In Altadena, where the Eaton Fire broke out Tuesday, problems with dry hydrants traced back to a lack of electricity. Officials were reportedly unable to pump water to refill tanks because ...

Fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry in parts of the city when firefighters ... according to a report from Bloomberg. To pump and refuel the tanks requires significant energy, with bulky diesel ...