Tag Archive for: Emergency Water Supply

Plan to Help Save LA From Mass Fires With Seawater Long-Stalled

/in , , /by /NBC Los Angelesby Jaxon Van Derbeken

A plan to provide firefighters in Los Angeles and Orange counties almost limitless seawater to fight fires has been stalled for more than a decade, despite the ever-looming threat of mass fires fueled by quakes and high winds.

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Why Hydrants Ran Dry as Firefighters Battled California’s Deadly Fires

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

As crews have fought the fast-spreading fires across the Los Angeles area, they have repeatedly been hampered by low water pressure and fire hydrants that have gone dry. These problems have exposed what experts say are vulnerabilities in city water supply systems not built for wildfires on this scale.

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