Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single, small outlet for firefighters to ...
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large blazes currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.
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Fire hydrants ran dry due to extreme demand in Pacific Palisades, officials say
Some fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades ran dry ... residence so that we can continue to have that water supply for the hydrant system," he said.
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For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires
Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for a plumber to install it on the recommendation of her local fire brigade, which had noted that her ...
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Ask Us: Hydrant color shift not due to red being 'offensive'
Q: Dogs and fire department staff may now have more difficulty finding fire hydrants in the snow this winter with them recently being painted a tactical desert sand color. What was wrong with the ...
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Water pressure, overuse caused Pacific Palisades hydrants to fail during fire fight: officials
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. San Francisco Fire Rescue Captain Justin Schorr ...