Los Angeles' municipal utility lacks a common safety procedure that may have kept water pumping to fire hydrants during an intentional power shutoff, though President Biden said the outage caused the ...

Public figures have questioned L.A.’s ‘dry’ fire hydrants, but experts say the hydrant system wasn’t designed for this ...

President-elect Donald Trump has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, and claimed that FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the crisis.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after ...

Residents evacuated from the area between Montana and San Vicente were allowed to return home on Friday but those living north of San Vicente are still under an evacuation order. As of 3 p.m. Friday, ...

Following concerns that firefighters lacked resources and dealt with low water pressure to combat the devastating Palisades Fire in the initial stages of the crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered an ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power amid reports of ...

Firefighters battling the Palisades Fire reported poor water pressure in hydrants, and a nearby reservoir was closed as the fire scorched thousands of acres. The state's now trying to find out why.

Firefighters reported being unable to access water from hydrants as they defended homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades.