Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full ...
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
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 ...
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‘Little fire engines' creator describes homemade water pump that saved home from Palisades Fire
A San Gabriel Valley man who built a water pump that was credited with saving a home from the Palisades Fire is getting inundated with calls and emails from apprehensive homeowners looking to protect ...
New Orleans Firefighters respond to fire at SWBNO Sewer Pump Station
A fire broke out Monday morning at a Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) facility near the Mahalia Jackson ...
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‘This is our house’: Mom and son fought off Palisades fire with pump, hose and pool water
If the fire came for his home, nothing he could do would be able to stop it. So he declined his friends’ offer to deploy their trusty water pump. “I don’t see the point,” he said.
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‘Little fire engines' creator describes homemade water pump that saved home from Palisades Fire
A San Gabriel Valley man who built a water pump that was credited with saving a home from the Palisades Fire is getting inundated with calls and emails from apprehensive homeowners looking to ...