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Fire hydrants ran dry due to extreme demand in Pacific Palisades, officials say
Three large water tanks in the Pacific Palisades area ran out by early Wednesday morning, officials said, reducing water ...
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...
Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...
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 ...
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L.A. Firefighters Are Finding Empty Hydrants As They Struggle To Contain Pacific Palisades Wildfire
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire in Los Angeles are encountering a critical challenge as hydrants in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood ran dry, hampering efforts to control the fast-moving ...
Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before Palisades Fire
Victims of the Palisades Fire are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for hampering firefighting efforts.
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What's making the battle against the Palisades Fire so hard? Getting enough water, for one
As flames quickly engulfed neighborhoods in the Los Angeles County community of Pacific Palisades, the firefight was hampered ...
When L.A. fires broke out, the 117-million gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir near Pacific Palisades was empty. Here's what we know.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an investigation into the loss of water pressure and unavailability of water from the ...
What to Know About the LA Fire Hydrants That Ran Dry When They Were Needed Most
As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas, public water systems are often unable to meet the firefighting demand ...
Hilltop reservoir that could've fed Palisades hydrants was empty; Newsom orders probe
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into why the 117 million gallon hilltop reservoir above the Pacific ...
Aftermath of Los Angeles-area wildfires has many questioning how fire hydrants work
It's part of a bigger debate over water supplies during massive wildfires like those in the Los Angeles area, including the use of fire hydrants. Following the wildfires in Southern California, many ...
Some California residents get extra protection from wildfires – for a price
As multiple wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, some residents have gone to great lengths — and often great expense — to try to shield their homes from destruction.