L.A. Wildfires Reveal the Limits of Hydrant Systems
1 day ago · Above-ground fire hydrants have been around since the 1800s. Before fire hydrants became common, firefighters often had to dig into the ground to reach wooden water mains to get water into their ...
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here's …
Jan 17, 2025 · In December, The Wall Street Journal highlighted a growing trend of homeowners in wildfire-prone areas installing pricey personal fire hydrants.
Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades ... - LAist
Jan 9, 2025 · Indeed, fire hydrants have also run dry in the case of other wildfires that spread to urban areas, including the 2017 Tubbs Fire, 2024’s Mountain Fire and 2023’s Maui wildfires. Support for ...
Fire hydrants ran dry due to extreme demand in Pacific ... - CBS News
Jan 9, 2025 · A fire hydrant is pictured during the Palisades Fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. ... Scott acknowledged to CBS News in an interview Wednesday ...
Why fire hydrants and water supply failed during Los Angeles …
Jan 13, 2025 · The fires have burned 16,300 hectares (40,300 acres) and destroyed more than 12,300 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Three fires are ...
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
Jan 9, 2025 · Capt. Kevin Easton and his firefighting team had already spent hours battling an out-of-control fire sweeping through Los Angeles’s Pacific Palisades area, leaving gutted homes in its wake. Then,...
What to Know About the Hydrants That Ran Dry Amid the Fires in LA
Jan 10, 2025 · A dry fire hydrant stands in front of a burning Bank of America as Los Angeles County firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025. ... said later at a news conference ...
Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants during L.A.
Jan 11, 2025 · Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left fire hydrants dry and hampered firefighting efforts during the devastating fires in...
Newsom orders investigation of Los Angeles fire hydrant failures
Jan 10, 2025 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that state water and firefighting officials will independently investigate the cause of water pressure loss that rendered Los Angeles’ municipal...
Here's what really caused L.A. fire hydrants to run out of water
Jan 9, 2025 · A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter opens up a hydrant in an effort to put out a burning apartment complex caused by the rapidly spreading Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.