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.

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

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

The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times, conducted a survey revealing that over 40% of registered voters rated Bass's response to the wildfires as ...

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 ...

I drive race cars as a hobby, so I have a fire suit. So, I was prepared. So, I never -- I didn't even pack a car to evacuate," he said. By the time flames got to his house, hydrants had run dry so ...

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 ...

Three years ago, Chief Kristin Crowley made history when she was appointed the first female leader of the Los Angeles ... Fire were out of ammunition: a reservoir that supplied water to fire ...