When a raging forest fire is approaching a community, a good rainfall greatly reduces the chances of the flames actually reaching the buildings. But if rain isn't in the forecast … well, that's ...

BYU professor Rob Sowby teaches and studies environmental engineering, urban water infrastructure and sustainability. He has ...

Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can deliver precision water/fire retardant drops while complementing the ...

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‘There’s nothing they can do’: Fire hydrants across Pacific Palisades are coming up dry as blaze rages ‘We pushed the system to the extreme,’ one official said ...

Chief fire officer, Ravi Ambulgekar said that the fire-fighting system wasn’t working, including the sprinklers. The fire brigade has launched an inquiry into the cause of the blaze and the ...

With Southern California ablaze, the lack of water leaves many wondering, why not use ocean water to combat fires?

Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish wrongly got blamed.

Quiñones said 20% of hydrants used to fight the Palisades fire ran dry on Wednesday. “We’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems and that is really challenging,” she said.

Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.

Firefighters battling the devastating Mountain fire faced issues with water availability and pressure. Officials confirmed two water pumps went out.