Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility's lack of common wildfire safety protocol
President Biden on Thursday said that empty fire hydrants in the Los Angeles area were the result of an intentional power ...
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Why was 117-million-gallon capacity reservoir not used during Palisades firefight?
The Santa Ynez Reservoir has a capacity of holding 117 million gallons of water and is located right in the middle of the Palisades.
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LADWP Crews Work to Address Outages and Fire Response
Overnight, power was restored to an additional 14,000 customers. Since the onset of the windstorm, a total of 300,000 ...
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Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?
It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The ...
LADWP asks customers to conserve, issues boil water notice due to Palisades Fire
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers were asked on Wednesday to conserve water and residents remaining in the ...
L.A. Residents Are Being Told to Boil Water 'Until Further Notice' Due to the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Fires
The LADWP issued a boil water notice on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in response to the Pacific Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, urging ...
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LA Water And Power Officials Rake In Fat Salaries As Fire Hydrants Run Dry
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) officials raked in enormous taxpayer-funded paychecks before its fire ...
No, Los Angeles didn’t refuse to fill water reservoirs prior to fires
Firefighters were experiencing water shortages from hydrants because L.A.'s tanks couldn't be refilled as fast as water was ...
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Unsafe water advisory issued as Eaton and Palisades fires affect water supply
Only bottled water should be used in the area of the Eaton fire. In the Palisades fire area, water can be boiled.
Los Angeles Utility Didn’t Implement Common Wildfire Safety Measures
One of the utilities delivering electricity to fire-ravaged areas hasn’t developed a plan to proactively shut off parts of ...