Los Angeles Utility Didn’t Implement Common Wildfire Safety Measures
One of the utilities delivering electricity to fire-ravaged areas hasn’t developed a plan to proactively shut off parts of ...
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LA Water And Power Officials Rake In Fat Salaries As Fire Hydrants Run Dry
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) officials raked in enormous taxpayer-funded paychecks before its fire ...
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can ...
LA water and power officials are highest-paid city employees
Eight of the top 10 highest-paid city employees work for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a report found, as ...
L.A. Residents Are Being Told to Boil Water 'Until Further Notice' Due to the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Fires
"Disease-causing organisms" may be found in the water and officials need to "re-pressurize the system," which has been pushed ...
Los Angeles wildfires leave hundreds of thousands without power
An outage map provided by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) showed just how widespread the outages ...
In Los Angeles, water runs short as wildfires burn out of control
Crews battling multiple wildfires that raged across Los Angeles on Wednesday were up against a near-perfect storm: intense ...
No, Los Angeles didn’t refuse to fill water reservoirs prior to fires
Firefighters were experiencing water shortages from hydrants because L.A.'s tanks couldn't be refilled as fast as water was ...
Why did fire hydrants run dry amid Los Angeles fires? It's a familiar problem in disasters
Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area?
California wildfires devastate Los Angeles County, killing 5 and threatening thousands of homes
Multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across southern California Thursday, leaving at ...
'Pushed the system to the extreme': Los Angeles fires unchecked amid scarce water supply
Meanwhile, Los Angeles officials on Wednesday urged residents to conserve water use as firefighters struggle to tamp down the ...
Nearly 250,000 without power as wildfires rage in Los Angeles: See map
Nearly 250,000 people and businesses remain without power Thursday as wildfires continue to rage across Southern California.