Tag Archive for: Pacific Palisades

Could Balloon-like Water Tanks Help Fight L.A.’s Fires? A New Concept is Touted as a Solution

/in , /by /LA Timesby Ian James

When wind-driven flames raged through Pacific Palisades, Marco Terruzzin and his family were not at home. They soon learned that the inferno had destroyed the two-story Spanish-style home they had moved into just one month earlier. As Terruzzin followed the news of the catastrophic losses, he felt powerless and was struck by the accounts that firefighters had trouble getting water because many hydrants lost pressure and ran dry.

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Trump Targets California Water Policy as He Prepares to Tour LA Fire Damage

/in , , /by /Associated Pressby Amy Taxin

As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he’s zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for criticism: State water policy. Since the fires broke out Jan. 7, Trump has used social media and interviews to accuse the state of sending too much water to the Pacific Ocean instead of south toward Los Angeles and highlighted how some hydrants ran dry in the early hours of the firefight in Pacific Palisades.

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Pistachio Moguls and Reservoirs: False Water Claims Spread About California Fires

/in , , /by /NPRby Julia Simon

As massive fires continue to sweep through Los Angeles, firefighters are relying on local water infrastructure not designed for fires of this size, researchers say. Fires in California have grown more explosive because of climate change, which is largely driven by humans burning oil, gas and coal.

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Lack of Water Pressure in Hydrants Not Uncommon in Large-Scale Fires, Engineer Says

/in , , /by /NBC 7 San Diego

An engineer explained to NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas how the placement of homes — like those in the Pacific Palisades — can impact water pressure in hydrants. However, he said there is no fire hydrant system in the nation designed for what happened last week.

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In Los Angeles, water runs short as wildfires burn out of control

/in , , /by /Reutersby Jackie Luna, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Allen and Hannah Lang
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Fire Hydrants Ran Dry in Southern California Just When They Were Needed Most

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Brittany Peterson and Michael Phillis

The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as they were overstressed without assistance from firefighting aircraft for hours early Wednesday.

 

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