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LA Water And Power Officials Rake In Fat Salaries As Fire Hydrants Run Dry
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) officials raked in enormous taxpayer-funded paychecks before its fire ...
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Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?
It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The ...
L.A. Officials Blame ‘Tremendous Demand’ for Fire Hydrants Running Dry During Fires
"I need our customers to really conserve water," city official Janisse Quiñones said at a press conference as fires rage in ...
In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
Quiñones urged DWP customers to conserve water throughout the city, “because the fire department needs the water.” ...
'Unprecedented' fires still torching LA area; 180,000 told to flee: Live updates
Another 200,000 people face evacuation warnings in Los Angeles area; 20 people have been arrested for looting.
Locals find homes reduced to ash as fears grow of more fierce winds spreading LA fires
The population of Santa Monica is relatively dense compared to the hillier regions where the fires have been ongoing. The new evacuation zone is near Will Rogers State Beach, which caught on fire ...
No, Los Angeles didn’t refuse to fill water reservoirs prior to fires
Firefighters were experiencing water shortages from hydrants because L.A.'s tanks couldn't be refilled as fast as water was ...
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, ...
Water tanks went dry in Pacific Palisades, hampering efforts to fight fire
Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led all three of the area's water tanks and some fire hydrants to temporarily ...