California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
As Los Angeles battles multiple fast-moving wildfires, emergency officials have faced a nightmare situation: fire hydrants running out of water.“How do you fight a fire with no water?” Ryan Babroff, a volunteer firefighter battling the Eaton Fire,
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires ravaged Los Angeles
Firefighters battling the Palisades Fire earlier this week encountered swaths of fire hydrants with no water after the three water tanks supplying the Pacific Palisades ran dry by 3 a.m. Wednesday, Janisse Quiñones, chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said at a press briefing later that day.
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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.
Los Angeles wildfires: Watch crews drop water and flame retardant
Crews have been fighting the Los Angeles wildfires from the ground and sky, dumping water and flame retardant on the blaze.
Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises as crews fight heavy winds to save homes and landmarks
The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks.
Los Angeles Fire Department comes under attack as fire continues to rage
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack.
Los Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return
By Nathan Frandino and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew.
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 ...
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LAFD battles water hydrant challenges amid devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire
The Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have been facing difficulties with the water ...
What caused LA fire hydrants to run out of water?
Firefighters working to extinguish the wildfires in the Los Angeles area have faced challenges as hydrants either have water ...
Newsom orders investigation of Los Angeles fire hydrant failures
Firefighters reported being unable to access water from hydrants as they defended homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades.
LA water chief knew about empty reservoir, broken hydrants months before fires: Report
Los Angeles' water chief reportedly knew about an empty reservoir and broken fire hydrants months before the deadly wildfires ...
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Mayor Karen Bass Slashed LAFD Budget by $17M; Questions Raised About Dry Fire Hydrants
Bass returned from a diplomatic trip to Ghana, Africa on Wednesday afternoon as more than 15,000 acres of Pacific Palisades ...
Gov. Newsom passes the buck to ‘local folks’ when asked about hydrants running out of water during Pacific Palisades fire
I mean those hydrants are typical for two or three fires — maybe one fire and you have something of this scale, but again ...
Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out ...