Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the ...
Hydrants’ failure casts Los Angeles fire chief into public spat with City Hall
The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures to become the most destructive in city history ...
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
Anger and resentment rise in Los Angeles over fire response
After being largely reduced to ashes by wildfire, Altadena was being patrolled by National Guard soldiers on Friday."It's too ...
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can ...
Wildfires, dry hydrants and an empty reservoir
The Santa Ynez Reservoir was out of use and closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117-million-gallon water storage ...
Los Angeles wildfires disaster: California Governor Newsom calls for probe, invites Trump to witness fire devastation
Governor Gavin Newsom has called for a state investigation into Los Angeles water agencies after fire hydrants ran dry during ...
Hydrants ran dry, water woes: As Los Angeles battles wildfires, questions about response arise
Southern California faces unprecedented wildfires, displacing thousands, causing multiple deaths, and devastating numerous ...
The Los Angeles fires are a human disaster long in the making
As the community of Pacific Palisades in the city of Los Angeles burned to the ground Tuesday night, LA Mayor Karen Bass was ...
Los Angeles fires: Saltwater used to combat flames comes with immediate benefits but long-term risks
Firefighters have taken the rare but not unusual move of scooping up ocean water to help battle the flames as wildfires rage across Southern California.