Some fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles ran dry this week after the wildfires overwhelmed the local water system. The problem unleashed a flurry of criticism, including ...

Some fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades ran dry overnight Tuesday due to "extreme demand" and low water pressure, Los Angeles officials said. Janisse Quiñones, chief executive and chief engineer ...

Low reservoirs and fire hydrants without water in burning neighborhoods in Altadena, Pacific Palisades and elsewhere have been a much talked about flashpoint, drawing criticism from failed mayoral ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As record snowfalls blanketed the region, concerns were mounting over buried fire hydrants potentially delaying emergency response times. The absence of clear guidelines on who ...

As wildfires continued to devastate Los Angeles, first responders faced an alarming obstacle: many fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades were running dry, exacerbating the already critical situation.

The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Los Angeles' water chief reportedly knew about an empty reservoir and broken fire hydrants months before the deadly wildfires now spreading across the city that have left ...

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The fast-moving fire tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal ...

But neighborhood fire hydrants are not always working. In most wildfires, the hydrants are meant to supplement firefighting efforts from the air, as helicopters and planes drop water and other ...