When fire hydrants ran dry during the Pacific Palisades fire, it sparked a wave of anger and even misinformation. Here’s how L.A.’s water system works and what we know about why the hydrants ran out.

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters battled the now nearly 16,000-acre Palisades Fire Tuesday, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants ...

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The fast-moving fire tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal ...

The Madison County city keeps its fire safety water and shut off valves underground to prevent frozen water in the case of emergency during cold temperatures.

Some were completely dry. The failure of the hydrants was due to reliance on a system designed to fight one house fire at a time, not an apocalyptic moment when hundreds of homes are burning ...

And after the fire on Maui in 2023, officials wrote that it was unclear if the hydrants ran dry because of demand or the loss of electricity. In large-scale fires, hydrant systems can quickly be ...

and some of the hydrants went dry. Image It is unclear whether more modern hydrants could have helped firefighters halt the spread of the fire.Credit...Eric Thayer/Getty Images Municipal water ...