Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area?

No air support meant immense pressure on the hydrant system - which simply was not designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in Los Angeles.

Some Los Angeles fire hydrants ran dry in recent days as demand soared for water to quell fast-moving wildfires.

The Amsterdam Common Council last week authorized the transfer of $77,000 from contingency to cover the cost of buying 20 ...