While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...

Death toll is expected to grow as officials pledge to be ready for return of Santa Ana winds - The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage and make up a majority of the more than 35,000 acres that ...

Some hydrants ran dry and failed to operate during the recent raging wildfires that decimated Malibu, Pacific Palisades and ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. “I’m sleeping with one ...

Spokespeople for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass did not immediately ... putting the bulk of the pressure on the fire hydrant system. “We saw four times the demands of water that we’ve ever ...

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note ...

This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power, alleging that the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. False or misleading claims, with a major focus on the city’s water ...

The photo of the rainbow hydrant was AI-generated and originated from a satirical account. There are no credible news reports ...

Los Angeles Capt. Dan Lievense hooked up hose ... hose line from a nearby county fire station and hooked it up to a fire hydrant on his street. For over 48 hours, the three of them stayed awake ...

And though it’s a popular criticism, the fires weren’t exacerbated by Mayor Karen Bass going to Ghana. Perhaps she could have ...