And after the fire on Maui in 2023, officials wrote that it was unclear if the hydrants ran dry because of demand or the loss of electricity. In large-scale fires, hydrant systems can quickly be ...

firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand. A firefighter in Pacific Palisades tapping into a fire hydrant on Tuesday as the Palisades ...

11 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a costly and empty rainbow-painted fire hydrant across the ... The city’s water system was pushed “to the extreme” as ...

High winds of up to 80 miles per hour grounded aircraft used to fight wildfires, putting the bulk of the pressure on the fire hydrant system. “We saw four times the demands of water that we’ve ever ...