L.A. City Council members have called on the Department of Water and Power to examine why fire hydrants lost water pressure ...

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

The Palisades Fire, which has destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, was first reported at around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive.

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

Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if these ...

Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California ordered an inquiry into a loss of water pressure after it was revealed that a reservoir was offline when the fires started.

Three large water tanks in the Pacific Palisades area ran out by early Wednesday morning, officials said, reducing water ...

As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing at least ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after ...

Some Los Angeles fire hydrants ran dry in recent days as demand soared for water to quell fast-moving wildfires ...

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 Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday ...