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 ...
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ABC 10 News1 个月
Why fire hydrants could have run out of water in Los Angeles fires
After the water is treated, it is stored in huge water tanks. Then the water eventually makes its way to hundreds of fire hydrants in the community. This one was installed right in front of the ...
Yahoo News26 天
Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
Fighting the deadly wildfires in Southern California requires a coordinated team effort – from tactical crews attacking hazardous hot spots on the ground to planes and helicopters providing fire ...
Los Angeles Daily News1 个月
In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
(Courtesy photo) “Those tanks help with the pressure on the fire hydrants in the hills of Palisades,” Quiñones explained, and “because we were pushing so much water in our trunk line ...
WFAA81 个月
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 ...