As L.A. Burns in Firestorm, Gov. Newsom Orders Investigation of Hydrant Water Pressure Issues and Reservoir Closure
Officials in Los Angeles previously blamed "tremendous demand" for fire hydrants running dry amid the devastating fires ...
Former LA water commissioner says mismanagement led to low hydrant levels
More than 30,000 Californians have evacuated and more than 28,000 are without power as multiple wildfires spread across ...
LA fires latest: Newsom calls for investigation into fire hydrant failures as death toll rises to 11
Newsom calls for investigation into fire hydrant failures as death toll rises to 11 - Palisades and Eaton fires continue to ...
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...
Newsom orders investigation of Los Angeles fire hydrant failures
Firefighters reported being unable to access water from hydrants as they defended homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades.
Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the ...
Aftermath of Los Angeles-area wildfires has many questioning how fire hydrants work
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 ...
Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility's lack of common wildfire safety protocol
President Biden on Thursday said that empty fire hydrants in the Los Angeles area were the result of an intentional power ...
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High Winds Return as Firefighters Struggle to Contain L.A. Fires: Updates
Saturday still looks like the best opportunity firefighters will get to contain the Palisades and Eaton fires. And next ...
An important reservoir was offline when the fires began.
The Santa Ynez Reservoir in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood had been shut down. Water there normally helps replenish tanks ...
No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
Even as flames in Southern California continued to carve a destructive path on Friday and fire officials sought to assess the damage and determine how the fires began, ...