Why did fire hydrants run dry amid Los Angeles fires? It's a familiar problem in disasters
Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area? National investigative correspondent Patrick Terpstra explains.
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.
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.
Why fire hydrants could have run out of water in Los Angeles fires
Davis is with the Lakeside Fire Protection District. He is keeping a close eye on the fires in the Los Angeles. There have been reports that the hydrants went down and ran out of water. Officials say the water system had four times the normal demand.
Los Angeles fire budget cut, hundreds of hydrants stolen for scrap before fires
Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, highlighting the local government’s challenges in maintaining basic order and infrastructure.
Why did fire hydrants go ‘dry’ for crews fighting an LA fire?
We had tremendous demand on our systems in the Palisades,” Quiñones said. “We pushed the system to the extreme. Four times the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight.”
Yes, Some LA Fire Hydrants Ran Out of Water. That's Not the Whole Story, Though
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Gov. Newsom passes the buck to ‘local folks’ when asked about hydrants running out of water during Pacific Palisades fire
I mean those hydrants are typical for two or three fires — maybe one fire and you have something of this scale, but again ...
Fire hydrants ran dry due extreme demand in Pacific Palisades, officials say
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Water pressure, overuse caused Pacific Palisades hydrants to fail during fire fight: officials
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What caused the fire at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s RainForest exhibit?
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Crews investigate apartment fire in East Hartford
EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Crews are investigating a fire at an apartment complex on Turtle Creek Ln. Officials said there was a fire in the wall of a bathroom. Crews said there were no injuries and ...
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Car hits fire hydrant in Kent, floods 6 apartments
Puget Sound Fire crews were at a Kent apartment complex Friday night after someone hit a fire hydrant, causing flooding in ...