Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
Do Florence fire hydrants work?
Some people are asking why crews had to shuttle water to fight a fire Monday night at a home along the 3900 block of West ...
Officials were warned of failing water system before Palisades fire. Fixes never happened
Thousands of pages of records reviewed by The Times show L.A. County officials had for years described water infrastructure ...
LA water solutions underway faced delays before fire outbreak
As the wildfires and uproar from the response to the blazes continue in Los Angeles, the city has had past plans to fix the water flow — which went dry during recent firefights — but many of the ...
Inside L.A.’s desperate battle for water as the Palisades fire exploded
When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water and Power struggled to get water where needed. The utility's ...
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Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades hydrants?
The fast-moving fire tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal system: The final tank used to maintain water pressure in the area ran dry by 3 a.m. Wednesday, according to officials.
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No, Los Angeles didn’t refuse to fill water reservoirs prior to fires
Los Angeles filled its water tanks earlier this week, prior to the start of the current wildfire outbreak. Fire hydrants used by firefighters ran out of water because of high water demand that is ...