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.
Former LA water commissioner says mismanagement led to low hydrant levels
More than 30,000 Californians have evacuated and more than 28,000 are without power as multiple wildfires spread across ...
An important reservoir was offline when the fires began.
The Santa Ynez Reservoir in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood had been shut down. Water there normally helps replenish tanks ...
As L.A. Burns in Firestorm, Gov. Newsom Orders Investigation of Hydrant Water Pressure Issues and Reservoir Closure
Officials in Los Angeles previously blamed "tremendous demand" for fire hydrants running dry amid the devastating fires ...
Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the ...
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High Winds Return as Firefighters Struggle to Contain L.A. Fires: Updates
Saturday still looks like the best opportunity firefighters will get to contain the Palisades and Eaton fires. And next ...
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Why did fire hydrants run dry amid Los Angeles fires? It's a familiar problem in disasters
Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area? National investigative correspondent Patrick Terpstra explains.
Massachusetts natives share harrowing wildfire experience in California
Former Massachusetts residents share their harrowing experiences escaping the devastating California wildfires, emphasizing ...
When the silver screen burns down
Fires have arrived at the doorstep of the actors, producers, artists, writers and others in the entertainment industry who shape public imagination around the world.
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.
With Their Los Angeles-Area Homes Still Smoldering, Families Return to Search the Ruins for Memories
Some Los Angeles area residents have begun returning to their still smoldering neighborhoods to search for memories even as ...
Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and ...