Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish ...

Victims of the Palisades Fire are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for hampering firefighting efforts.

Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low ...

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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 ...

Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.'s fires, but it's more complicated than simply going to the beach to ...

The Palisades Fire, the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles ... Newsom has also acknowledged that local hydrant systems are not designed to extinguish such large fires, but losing anticipated ...

An electrical tower in Eaton Canyon is being investigated as the possible origin of the deadly fire that shares its ... although the utility has said it does not believe its equipment sparked ...

Each winter, fire hydrants are left covered in snow and ice. This can make it difficult to access them during an emergency. Those seconds spent shoveling snow during a fire can cause significant ...