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.

Democratic leadership was blamed for fire hydrants running dry and for an empty reservoir. Firefighters were criticized for allegedly using “women’s handbags” to fight the fires. Those are ...

Victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging that water supply failures worsened the fire’s devastation. The ...

Firefighters in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, revealing limitations in local water systems designed to supply neighborhoods.

Limited hydrants hinder California firefighting efforts The intense firefighting operations strained the local water infrastructure, resulting in dry hydrants at elevated locations. Officials ...

Los Angeles: As firefighters across Los Angeles continue to fight the intense wildfires in the region that ravaged over 10,000 structures, one major challenge that emerged was "fire hydrants" in some ...

The series of fires that started spreading on Tuesday continue to ravage southern California, leaving a trail of devastation across LA, home to Hollywood. With scores of firefighters struggling to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into why the hydrants went dry. But first, an update on the weather forecast: The region is expected to get a reprieve today from the powerful wind ...

AFP via Getty Images Newsom’s directive came after L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said on Thursday that up to 20% of the city’s hydrants were dry. She said that as of Thursday, firefighters had ...

Beachfront house burns along Pacific Coast Highway as the Palisades fire sweeps across the coast. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) ...

As wildfires ravaged Los Angeles, firefighters faced an unexpected obstacle: a significant number of fire hydrants ran dry. This critical issue sparked outrage and debate over the adequacy of the city ...

Some fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades ran dry overnight Tuesday due to "extreme demand" and low water pressure, Los Angeles officials said. The Palisades Fire, which was first reported at 10:30 ...