It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The fast-moving fire tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal ...
Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting ... owned by the DWP or by a private party. It did not detail damage or repairs but instead categorized about 40% ...
The dry hydrants prompted a swirl of criticism on social media, including from President-elect Donald Trump, against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom's water management policies.