As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas, public water systems are often unable to meet the firefighting demand ...

How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles? - Critics have erroneously blamed California environmental policies ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — As firefighters battled the now nearly 16,000-acre Palisades Fire Tuesday, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants that had ...

Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...

Ryan Babroff hurried to a nearby hydrant, hoping to help firefighters and residents douse the massive flames consuming homes in this mountain community northeast of Los Angeles. But when he pried ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders independent investigation into how the loss of water pressure left fire hydrants dry, hindering ...

Three large water tanks in the Pacific Palisades area ran out by early Wednesday morning, officials said, reducing water ...

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 Los Angeles history. Some hydrants ran dry ...

That prompted a swirl of criticism on social media against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ... seized on the moment to blame Newsom for the dry fire hydrants. In a post on his Truth Social media ...