Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.
Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
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 kinds of wildfire-scale urban blazes become the new normal.
Newsom orders investigation of Los Angeles fire hydrant failures
Firefighters reported being unable to access water from hydrants as they defended homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades.
How the Wildfires in the Los Angeles Area Could Affect California's Home Insurance Market
The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing reside
Newsom questioned over California’s readiness for Los Angeles wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is facing questions about whether state officials were unprepared for the wildfires raging through Los Angeles, and whether more preventative measures
Los Angeles wildfires trigger air quality warnings and health concerns
Business was brisk at Teddy's Cocina in Pasadena as wildfire evacuees ate lunch and passersby ducked indoors to escape from the brown, smoky air blanketing the city.
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Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’
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