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

While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large blazes currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.

“We’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems ... so quickly in a dense area, that pipe bursts made it hard to maintain enough water pressure for fire fighting efforts.

Officials said the system was strained due to heavy stress on a municipal water system not designed for fighting such massive blazes.