While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...

Death toll is expected to grow as officials pledge to be ready for return of Santa Ana winds - The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage and make up a majority of the more than 35,000 acres that ...

As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas, public water systems are often unable to meet the firefighting demand ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. “I’m sleeping with one ...

Hydrants ran dry because the city’s infrastructure was not built to respond to fires so large. A change in water management ...

California governor Gavin Newsom is calling for an investigation amid reports that loss of water pressure and lack of water supplies are slowing down the efforts to fight the ongoing Los Angeles fires ...

Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...

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 ...

This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...

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 ...

The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures to become the most destructive in city history has put leaders on the defensive and led Crowley to engage in a public spat ...

As flames quickly engulfed neighborhoods in the Los Angeles County community of Pacific Palisades, the firefight was hampered ...