As unprecedented wildfires raged through Los Angeles, some firefighters suddenly lost access to water. City officials called ...

59th Street. A FOX 8 photographer on the scene said because of the extreme cold, a fire hydrant broke and sent a hose flying with water spraying all around. The unusual scenario then turned the ...

The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...

Fire hydrants have been a staple in American neighborhoods for well over a century, usually fed by city or county water systems. Many systems use the force of gravity to create water pressure.

"But when it did that, it cut off the ability to pump the water." Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says windy conditions only exacerbated this issue. "Fire hydrants are not constructed to deal with ...

a wildfire broke out in Los Angeles, USA. The fire was so large that the water tanks ran out and water could not come out of the fire hydrants. In response to this, fire authorities have taken the ...