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.

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 ... in L.A. County, displaced ...

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 ...

The county wrote that the upgrades would achieve “critical goals,” including ensuring the system had enough water to meet “fire flow needs.” The estimated cost was less than $57 million ...

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 ...

The letter requests LADWP and Los Angeles County officials to “swiftly ... putting the bulk of the pressure on the fire hydrant system. “We saw four times the demands of water that we ...

Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an ... In Los Angeles County, private hydrants must be painted red to distinguish them from yellow public hydrants, and the ...

This fire was different and unprecedented because they didn't have air resources to fight it. So you're fighting a wildfire with a fire hydrant system ... Los Angeles County - Board of Supervisors.

Chubb Ltd. is estimating that it will need to pay out $1.5 billion to cover its Los Angeles County fire claims ... had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for ...

Mark Pestrella, director of L.A. County Public Works, said the municipal water system that services homes and businesses was "not designed to fight wildfires." "A firefight with multiple fire ...