An Important Reservoir Was Offline When the Fires Began
The Santa Ynez Reservoir in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood had been shut down. Water there normally helps replenish tanks that were drained by firefighters.
Local landmarks lost and damaged by raging Los Angeles fires
As fires continue to burn through Southern California, some of the region's landmarks have been burned or destroyed by the blazes.
On the Ground for ‘Apocalyptic’ LA Wildfires: 5 TV Reporters Talk Covering Unprecedented Level of Destruction
Reporters from NBC News, CBS, ABC, Fox News and NewsNation tell TheWrap about the historic damage Los Angeles wildfires have ...
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 ...
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High Winds Return as Firefighters Struggle to Contain L.A. Fires: Updates
With the fires still burning out of control, it’s currently unknown how many structures have been destroyed as a result of ...
Massachusetts natives share harrowing wildfire experience in California
Former Massachusetts residents share their harrowing experiences escaping the devastating California wildfires, emphasizing ...
Water pressure, overuse caused Pacific Palisades hydrants to fail during fire fight: officials
No air support meant immense pressure on the hydrant system - which simply was not designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in Los Angeles.
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, ...
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can ...
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?
Trump to challenge Newsom on California’s water policies amid uncontrolled wildfires
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to use executive action to force California to funnel more water to the southern ...
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As Southern California wildfires rage, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame
The president-elect claims he could do a better job managing the crisis, spewing falsehoods and casting blame on the state’s ...