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 ...

As the smoke from the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires started to clear on the rainy night of January 27, President Trump put the finishing flourish on his fire response by posting to Truth Social ...

In early January 2025, just a week after New Year, furious 80 mph Santa Ana winds swept through SoCal. The winds are natural, occurring when cool, pressurized desert air heats and picks up speed as it ...

After the shock of learning that some fire hydrants went dry at the height of the battle in the Los Angeles fires, readers ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir ...

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of ...

Donald Trump signed a wide-ranging executive order demanding federal and state officials deliver more water and other resources to southern California.

President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California’s water policies as needed — slamming the state’s ...

While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large blazes currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.

President Donald Trump stepped back into the presidency this week moving quickly to set a new agenda, but from his inaugural ...

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note ...