Water utilities in Altadena and Pacific Palisades are undertaking an arduous process of repressurizing their underground pipelines, testing for contaminants and attempting to flush them out.

As the fire rapidly spread amid extremely high ... toward communities in the Highlands several hundred feet above sea level. There, water is pumped uphill into three tanks, each with a capacity ...

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Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.

Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other U.S. cities can better prepare.

dozens of fire engines could be seen parked on roads below the fire, while water-dropping aircraft worked from above. The flames moved slowly uphill towards E. Sepulveda Fire Road, where a ...

A Los Angeles City firefighter was hospitalized after his SUV was swept into the Pacific Ocean during a mudslide in Malibu.

Elkhorn Slough Reserve is closed until further notice due to potential health risks from the fire. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to conduct water testing in the coming days ...

Helicopters have a flight ceiling of 500 feet above the fire. They can fly lower than 50 feet to make a drop. Helicopters generally carry 270-1,000 gallons of water. They sometimes operate at night.

Units responded around 6 p.m. to the Big M on Main Street in Ovid, where a fire had started in one of the second-floor apartments above the store ... has issued a water conservation order for ...

"We pre-deployed 19 fire engines, three battalion command teams, five brush patrols, two water tenders and additional ... and one battalion chief. That is above and beyond what we would do on ...

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...