For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A ...
Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S ...
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
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 ...
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These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Others have been in the path of the devastating fires, and hydrants haven’t been their only defense. They have also used rooftop sprinklers and pool pumps. Many implemented mitigation strategies ...
Why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled California’s deadly fires
Firefighters in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, ...
Fox News20 天
Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility's lack of common wildfire ...
Los Angeles' municipal utility lacks a common safety procedure that may have kept water pumping to fire hydrants during an intentional power shutoff, though President Biden said the outage caused ...
The New York Times6 天
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
There were also specific limitations on the region’s network of fire hydrants, including a large reservoir that was offline for maintenance. But in most cases, experts say, a working hydrant ...
Water authority officials talk hydrants in light of LA fires
Area Water Authority (MAWA) board members spent a portion of their monthly meeting this week discussing the wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles and the lessons that can be taken from the role ...