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Hydrants have failed during other fire disasters, including the massive 2023 wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, said Andrew Whelton, engineering professor at Purdue University.
California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles? Josh Marcus. January 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM. ... chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, said Thursday.
California firefighters are running out of water while battling the rapidly growing fires in Los Angeles — with emergency responders reporting bone-dry fire hydrants across the region.
A fire hydrant burns in the Eaton fire in Los Angeles on January 8. JOSH EDELSON / AFP Some fire hydrants ran dry in LA due to enormous water demand and infrastructure problems.
“Fires in LA are sadly no surprise, yet the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget by $23M,” he claimed. “And reports of empty fire hydrants raise serious questions.”
When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water and Power struggled to get water where needed. The utility's operations chief explains the decisions as the fire spread.
L.A. City Council members have called on the Department of Water and Power to examine why fire hydrants lost water pressure in last week's epic firefight, and why a reservoir was offline.
Some fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades ran dry overnight Tuesday due to "extreme demand" and low water pressure, Los Angeles officials said. The Palisades Fire, which was first reported at 10:30 ...