Three large water tanks in the Pacific Palisades area ran out by early Wednesday morning, officials said, reducing water ...
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...
Los Angeles officials said a "tremendous" demand — four times normal levels — during the Palisades fire caused some hydrants ...
Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the ...
As firefighters battled the now nearly 16,000-acre Palisades Fire Tuesday, officials say the massive demand for water led to ...
I mean those hydrants are typical for two or three fires — maybe one fire and you have something of this scale, but again ...
No air support meant immense pressure on the hydrant system - which simply was not designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in Los Angeles.
As wildfires ravaged Los Angeles, firefighters faced an unexpected obstacle: a significant number of fire hydrants ran dry. This critical issue sparked outrage and debate over the adequacy of the city ...
Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area?
The Palisades fire has already destroyed homes and businesses, forcing about 45,000 residents to evacuate. The fire, which has burned nearly 3,000 acres, remains uncontained, with strong winds ...