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

When fire hydrants ran dry during the colossal ignition of one of Los Angeles’ most devastating wildfires, finger-pointing ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters battled the now nearly 16,000-acre Palisades Fire Tuesday, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants that had ...

Firefighters in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, ...

But when he pried it open, no water came out. The hydrant was empty. The Cal Fire volunteer and photographer said he encountered at least four dry hydrants as he tried to aid those battling the ...

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

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

“How do you fight a fire with no water?” Ryan Babroff, a volunteer firefighter battling the Eaton Fire, told The Washington Post. At some point this week, up to 20 per cent of the city’s hydrants went ...