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Los Angeles, fire hydrants
Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting in L.A.
Gov. Gavin Newsom orders independent investigation into how the loss of water pressure left fire hydrants dry, hindering firefighting efforts in Los Angeles.
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 unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.
Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if these kinds of wildfire-scale urban blazes become the new normal.
some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires
Here's what really caused L.A. fire hydrants to run out of water
As unprecedented wildfires raged through Los Angeles, some firefighters suddenly lost access to water. City officials called one shortage a “worst-case scenario”—one they expect to see again in the future.
Yes, Some LA Fire Hydrants Ran Out of Water. That's Not the Whole Story, Though
Los Angeles officials said a "tremendous" demand — four times normal levels — during the Palisades fire caused some hydrants to run dry.
Why some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires, despite full reservoirs
Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish wrongly got blamed.
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Why fire hydrants were never going to be enough to combat L.A.’s fires
Public figures have questioned L.A.’s ‘dry’ fire hydrants, but experts say the hydrant system wasn’t designed for this ...
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Newsom orders investigation into loss of water pressure at fire hydrants
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into loss of water pressure at fire hydrants. Read more.
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Lack of hydrants, frigid temps create obstacles for crews in double-fatal Dauphin County house fire
No hydrants, on top of frigid temperatures, created challenges for firefighters battling the house fire that killed two ...
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Who is responsible for clearing snow by fire hydrants?
The absence of clear guidelines on who is responsible for clearing the hydrants caused confusion across various townships and cities.
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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
Some Los Angeles fire hydrants ran dry in recent days as demand soared for water to quell fast-moving wildfires.
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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.
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Clovis Fire Department 'prepared' in the event of a wildfire similar to SoCal fires
Fire hydrants that were reported to have run out of water during the major fires in Los Angeles this week have been a big ...
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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 ...
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