Aftermath of Los Angeles-area wildfires has many questioning how fire hydrants work
It's part of a bigger debate over water supplies during massive wildfires like those in the Los Angeles area, including the use of fire hydrants. Following the wildfires in Southern California, many have questioned how fire hydrants actually work. David Acuna, CAL FIRE Battalion Chief, said it depends on its water source.
Officials in Los Angeles previously blamed "tremendous demand" for fire hydrants running dry amid the devastating fires ...
Some Los Angeles fire hydrants ran dry in recent days as demand soared for water to quell fast-moving wildfires.
More than 30,000 Californians have evacuated and more than 28,000 are without power as multiple wildfires spread across ...
Firefighters in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, ...
I mean those hydrants are typical for two or three fires — maybe one fire and you have something of this scale, but again ...
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‘Backyards flooded’ in Wyoming after car crashes into fire hydrantSeveral Wyoming residents are dealing with flooding Friday night, hours after a car crashed into a fire hydrant. (Jan. 10, ...
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Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...
Calvi told us the Springfield Water Department is in charge of maintaining the hydrants in the city of Springfield. He says they go out every year and pressure test the hydrants to make sure they are ...
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