This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The deadly wildfires in January revealed the limitations of Southern California’s water systems. When the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A newly released LAFD report shows water tanker trucks faced delays and couldn’t get escort vehicles during the ...

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 ...

As firefighters battled catastrophic fires in Los Angeles last January, one question reverberated across the country: Where was the water? “I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful ...

Firefighters struggled to control the Palisades fire as it tore through neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades earlier this month. Mark Abramson for The New York Times By Mitch Smith, Eden Weingart and ...

MASSIVE FLAMES...NO WATER. TONIGHT, 16 WAPT INVESTIGATES THE DANGER OF DRY HYDRANTS, AFTER JACKSON FIREFIGHTERS FIND THEMSELVES WORKING TO FIGHT THESE FLAMES...ONLY TO DISCOVER A HYDRANT WITH NO WATER ...

Remnants of a home that burned in the 2025 Palisades fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. As the flames of the Palisades fire licked at his home, Ricardo Kawamura stood in his front yard ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As firefighters battled catastrophic fires in Los Angeles last January, one question reverberated across the country: ...

As the flames of the Palisades fire licked at his home, Ricardo Kawamura stood in his front yard watching smoke pour out of a second-story window. He saw a fire engine parked next to a hydrant on his ...