Recent fires that consumed entire Los Angeles neighborhoods underscore a stark lesson -- water utilities generally aren't ...

As wildfires grow more frequent and intense with climate change, and become a greater threat to cities, water utilities are ...

David Whitman began selling private fire hydrant systems in 2022. He runs his company, Brushfire Battle Systems, out of his South Pasadena home. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) ...

Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for a plumber to install it on the recommendation of her local fire brigade, which had noted that her ...

Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system and an additional $1,136 for a plumber to install it on the recommendation of her local fire brigade, which had noted that her ...

When they stretched their hose, they had a frozen hydrant in front of the building, so they had to go up and find another hydrant up the road, so there was a delay in water. We have water in the ...

But in most cases, experts say, a working hydrant system would be inadequate for fighting a large-scale wildfire. While hydrants can provide a valuable first line of defense in the early stages of ...

YOU CAN SEE THOSE BOATS THAT WERE PACKED IN TOGETHER, JUST CHARRED, BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION AS KCCI MARCUS MCINTOSH FOUND OUT, INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO A FAULTY FIRE HYDRANT AT THE MARINA.

The FDNY encountered a frozen hydrant, as well as multiple e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries, after a fire in Queens. According to officials, two people suffered serious, but non-life threatening ...

The project “will improve system fire-flow and reliability ... The firefighters drew water from a tanker truck instead of a nearby hydrant. “I know all the emergency services are doing ...