Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles? - Critics have erroneously blamed California environmental policies ...
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
The photo of the rainbow hydrant was AI-generated and originated from a satirical account. There are no credible news reports ...
Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
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Hydrants’ failure casts Los Angeles fire chief into public spat with City Hall
The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures to become the most destructive in city history ...
Austin American-Statesman on MSN11d
Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump about water management
As Los Angeles firefighters raced to contain blazes in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood last Tuesday and Wednesday, the ...
L.A. fire captain saves Altadena neighborhood from wildfire
A Los Angeles Fire Department captain, along with his brother and son, are being hailed as heroes for saving an entire block of homes in his neighborhood from the Eaton Fire. Capt. Dan Lievense ...
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Crashes and Disasters
Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil ... “When a firefighter comes up to a hydrant, we expect there’s going to be water,” she said during ...
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Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirms wildfire death toll rises to 16
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said city leadership ... “When a firefighter comes up to a hydrant, we expect there’s going to be water,” she said. Progress made on ...
Mike Gatto: Key questions that need answers regarding the Los Angeles wildfires
And though it’s a popular criticism, the fires weren’t exacerbated by Mayor Karen Bass going to Ghana. Perhaps she could have ...
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Commentary: Wildfires come with the wildness that draws us to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a topographical ... Should the city revamp the hydrant system, which seems to work fine when there are just a few structures on fire? Or was this just a once-in-a-generation fire ...