Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility's lack of common wildfire safety protocol
President Biden said Thursday that empty fire hydrants in the Los Angeles area were the result of an intentional power shut-off, but a report indicates the city's water utility might lack a common ...
Newsom orders independent investigation into dry fire hydrants during L.A. fires
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into how the loss of water left dry fire hydrants and hindered ...
No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...
Why did fire hydrants go ‘dry’ for crews fighting an LA fire?
The Palisades Fire, which has destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, was first reported at around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 in ...
Tanker aircraft helping fight LA fires is grounded after colliding with drone: Live updates
Residents and businesses have likened the apocalyptic scenes to 'Armageddon' as blazes broke out in Southern California for a ...
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 ...
Anger after fire evacuation alert sent in error to millions in LA
As many as 10 million residents of LA county may have received the text message warning them to get ready to flee.
Water pressure, overuse caused Pacific Palisades hydrants to fail during fire fight: officials
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.
Crashes and Disasters
Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations have calmed somewhat and are not expected to be as ...
Mayor’s Absence Is Considered a Sign L.A. Underestimated Fire Risks
Some residents said Mayor Karen Bass should have canceled her trip to Ghana when weather warnings in Los Angeles grew ...
LA's perfect firestorm: How a tiny spark in a back yard turned into the city's worst ever fire in HOURS and incinerated 20 square miles of mansions - and it's still out o…
Within minutes of the fire starting, a small plume of smoke had grown massively as the first flames began tearing through a ...
New Palisades Fire death brings death toll to six as fatalities expected ‘to rise’
Two civilians have been reported dead as wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed 1,000 structures and continue to ...