But the city’s water pipes, storage tanks, and fire hydrants could not keep up with the unprecedented needs of firefighters.

As the Pacific Palisades burned during an unprecedented firestorm on Jan. 7, 2025, and the following days, concerns ...

SKY7 video shows the charred and burned-out charter bus on the side of Highway 17 as dozens of students had to evacuate and get on another bus. The driver reportedly realized they were having ...

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation contractors south of the San Joaquin Delta to receive up to 50% of their contracted amount of Central Valley Project water.

With dry hills, curing grasses and no rain in sight, Sonoma and Napa counties could be facing one of their most dangerous ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — State Rep. Thomas Hall couldn’t stop thinking about fire hydrants after watching firefighters in California scramble during January’s Palisades fire. The Butler County ...

As many as 20,000 more aren’t even on fire inspectors’ radar, as understaffing creates a backlog of the inspections required ...

Portland firefighters patrol the 5,200-acre Forest Park at least twice weekly removing low hanging branches and fallen trees.

The city of Los Altos began a water infrastructure upgrade this week that will improve water supply reliability and fire ...

California's water allocation from the Central Valley Project has been increased to 50% for south-of-Delta agencies and 100% for north-of-Delta agencies. This increase follows a Trump ...

Trump's order was issued in January in response to a perceived water shortage in some Southern California areas as fires raged in the Los Angeles area. After some fire hydrants went dry during the ...

Adding more hydrants in the park has been discussed but found ... local authorities and has proven successful in alerting residents during California’s recent wildfires. The fire and parks bureaus ...