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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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

A wildfire in central California has increased in scope and has become the largest wildfire in the state this year, surpassing the devastating blazes that ravaged the Los Angeles metropolitan ...

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 ...