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Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades

LA Times on MSN · 2d

Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’

Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, all hydrants 'went dry,' an LADWP official says.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Fire hydrants ran dry due extreme demand in Pacific Palisades, officials say

Three large water tanks in the Pacific Palisades area ran out by early Wednesday morning, officials said, reducing water pressure for fire hydrants at higher elevations.

SFGATE on MSN · 2d

Pacific Palisades fire hydrants run dry as wildfire rips through Los Angeles area

Erik Scott, a fire captain at the LA Fire Department, told SFGATE on Wednesday that the dry fire hydrants were predominantly in the higher elevation areas of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. He could not confirm if water had returned to the fire hydrants.

Gavin Newsom, fire hydrants

LA Times on MSN · 1h

Newsom orders independent investigation into dry fire hydrants during L.A. fires

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into how the loss of water left dry fire hydrants and hindered firefighting efforts in Los Angeles.

Hosted on MSN · 45m

Newsom Calls For Immediate Investigation Into Empty Reservoir And Dry Hydrants As LA Fires Continue to Burn

"We need answers to how that happened. Therefore, I have directed state water and fire- fighting officials to prepare an independent after-incident report" The post Newsom Calls For Immediate Investigation Into Empty Reservoir And Dry Hydrants As LA Fires Continue to Burn first appeared on Mediaite.

Business Insider on MSN · 6h

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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Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline and empty when firestorm exploded

A reservoir in the Palisades that holds 117 million gallons of water was offline this month for previously scheduled ...

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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most

The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most ...

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Firefighters Make Progress Slowing Wildfires While Los Angeles Grapples With Scope of Devastation

Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged ...

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