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 ...
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...
What to Know About the LA Fire Hydrants That Ran Dry When They Were Needed Most
As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas, public water systems are often unable to meet the firefighting demand ...
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
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Why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled California’s deadly fires
Firefighters in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, ...
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California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
“How do you fight a fire with no water?” Ryan Babroff ... but it also lowered pressure within the overall hydrant system, further straining the ability of firefighters to quickly get water. “We had a ...
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UCSB Wildfire Resilience Initiative director: 'We all have a role' in mitigating fire risk
In light of the devasting LA wildfires, Santa Barbara is assessing its own risk factors and UCSB Wildfire Resilience ...
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Water authority officials talk hydrants in light of LA fires
Area Water Authority (MAWA) board members spent a portion of their monthly meeting this week discussing the wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles and the lessons ...