The LAFD had identified at least 1,350 hydrants in need of repair, according to its 2024 inspection. But the department did ...

While firefighters struggled with low water pressure during the Palisades fire, it's unclear whether the damaged hydrants ...

According to city records and officials, the LAFD discovered the damage to the hydrants during inspections in the months prior to the Jan. 7 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.

A report of damaged hydrants dating back to January 2024 by Los Angeles firefighters was not shared until February 2025. A fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles is coated in fire ...

Amid scrutiny of how the city of Los Angeles and its agencies handled the response to the Palisades Fire, new reports indicate that repairs to fire hydrants could have been made before the blaze ...

Shifting federal policies, combined with the cost of January’s wildfires, have created “serious financial headwinds” for the ...

The utility’s board postponed a vote on the security package after LA Mayor Karen Bass requested a more cost-effective ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 1,000 fire hydrants across Los Angeles needed repair prior to the devastating wildfires in January, reported the Los Angeles Times Saturday. But the Los Angeles Fire ...

After fire hydrants ran dry during the wildfires in Los Angeles, listeners wondered why firefighters didn't just use ocean water to begin with. On this episode of Possibly, we explain the tradeoffs of ...

The Getty Villa's construction, technology, and staff training helped it survive the Palisades fire. Here's what it takes to ...

Improvements to municipal water systems can help avoid a repeat of the Pacific Palisades and other Los Angeles-area fires ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city’s Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of the issues ...