Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...

The Palisades Fire, which has destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, was first reported at around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 in ...

Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the ...

The Santa Ynez Reservoir in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood had been shut down. Water there normally helps replenish tanks that were drained by firefighters.

Fires raging in the Los Angeles area reduced some 10,000 structures to ash and rubble, killed at least 10, displaced thousands of others and spread over an area larger than ...

Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...

With the fires still burning out of control, it’s currently unknown how many structures have been destroyed as a result of ...

Former Massachusetts residents share their harrowing experiences escaping the devastating California wildfires, emphasizing ...

Some Los Angeles fire hydrants ran dry in recent days as demand soared for water to quell fast-moving wildfires. Local officials say that was driven by an incredible demand on a municipal water system ...

Trump has lashed out at his longtime political foe Gov. Gavin Newsom’s forest management policies and falsely claimed the ...

No air support meant immense pressure on the hydrant system - which simply was not designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in Los Angeles.

As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can ...