Different types of retardant are available in a variety of price points, but the high-end kind used in this particular home, says McDonald, is biodegradable and nontoxic—"you could drink it straight ...

Schools have been forced to close for a second day while repair work continues to restore water to about 8,000 homes after a ...

Some fire hydrants in ... tanks in the area ran dry by 3 a.m., reducing water pressure for fire hydrants at higher elevations. "We had a tremendous demand on our system in the Palisades.

As wildfires continue to spread in southern California, misinformation about the response to the fires have cropped up online ...

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A firefighter in Pacific Palisades tapping into a fire hydrant on Tuesday ... But these systems can buckle when wildfires, such as those fueled by the dry brush that surrounds Los Angeles ...

Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left fire hydrants dry and hampered ... The limitations of local water systems complicated firefighting ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...

Moderate to strong offshore winds will persist through Wednesday, keeping our air mass very dry. This, unfortunately, means that fire weather ... support from weather systems high in the ...

When fire hydrants ran dry during the Pacific Palisades fire, it sparked a wave of anger and even misinformation. Here’s how L.A.’s water system works and what we know about why the hydrants ...