These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...
Rich Californians in fire-prone areas are paying up to $150K for their own personal fire hydrants — but what about locals who don’t have six figures to splash on fire sa…
With an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires in California, some residents are taking matters into their own ...
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Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
It was hardly the first time in recent years that a wildfire had encroached on an American neighborhood, and hardly the first time that hydrants were unable to make a serious dent in stopping an ...
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
The feeds were downloaded from Broadcastify.com, a live audio streaming platform. The audio messages chronicle how ...
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Firefighters battle flames and frozen hydrants as blaze engulfs home in Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Firefighters battled early morning flames at a home in Brooklyn as sub-freezing ...
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Frozen hydrants, freezing temps challenge firefighters in Flatbush rescue
Firefighters rescued a man Wednesday morning while battling arctic temperatures, frozen hydrants and low water pressure ...
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Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before Palisades Fire
The lawsuit, filed by residents and a pizzeria owner in the now devastated Los Angeles area, blames the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for hydrants drying up within hours of the blaze's ...
9 fire hydrants out of service in East Haven due to evasion
A fire hydrant was hit by a car on Wednesday in East Haven, a problem that has been reoccurring in town, according to police.
5 hurt in major NYC house fire as firefighters battle frozen hydrants
Bitterly cold temperatures hindered firefighters’ efforts to douse a Brooklyn house fire early Wednesday, with frozen ...
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
The audio messages chronicle how firefighters first noticed hydrants going dry and how they responded to the emergency with depleted resources. Just eight hours after that initial call alerting ...