A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ...

David Whitman began selling private fire hydrant systems in 2022. He runs his company, Brushfire Battle Systems, out of his South Pasadena home. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Before evacuating ...

LOWELL — There are 2,300 street-level fire hydrants installed around Lowell, providing an above-ground connection to the city’s water supply to fight fires. But what happens to the Lowell Fire ...

Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, moved flammable patio furniture inside and hooked up her private fire hydrant ...