Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if ...

BYU professor Rob Sowby teaches and studies environmental engineering, urban water infrastructure and sustainability. He has ...

Because city fire hydrants are not designed for major, wind-driven fires, firefighters prepare for situations with contingency plans in which they need to provide their own water using tanker ...

Some fire hydrants ran dry in LA due to enormous water demand and infrastructure problems. President-elect Trump wrongly blamed a separate debate over water from northern California.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after firefighters faced a nightmare situation: fire hydrants that had ...

An amended complaint filed on behalf of 3,300 fire victims includes new allegations the city could have been better prepared to defend homes ...

Six months after devastating wildfires swept through neighborhoods from Altadena to Pacific Palisades, information from those ...

The suit, which blames LADWP for damages caused by the devastating fire, amends a complaint filed in March and contains new ...

Six months after the wildfires tore through Los Angeles, residents are tussling with the urban destruction left behind – and ...

Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if ...