While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...

Death toll is expected to grow as officials pledge to be ready for return of Santa Ana winds - The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage and make up a majority of the more than 35,000 acres that ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom called for an investigation Friday into Los Angeles County’s fire hydrant and other water ...

As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas, public water systems are often unable to meet the firefighting demand ...

Some hydrants ran dry and failed to operate during the recent raging wildfires that decimated Malibu, Pacific Palisades and ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. “I’m sleeping with one ...

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note ...

This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power, alleging that the ...

Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if these ...

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And though it’s a popular criticism, the fires weren’t exacerbated by Mayor Karen Bass going to Ghana. Perhaps she could have ...