As thousands of homes started to burn across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, fire hydrants stopped working. The rapid spread of flames in winds up to 100 miles per hour was happening too quickly for water ...

As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in July 2025, the air turned toxic. The fire also damaged some of the area’s water pipes and equipment, leaving fire ...

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter opens up a hydrant in an effort to put out a burning apartment complex caused by the rapidly spreading Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades neighborhood, ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in July ...

An inadequate water supply due to out-of-date systems denied firefighters the No. 1 tool they needed to fight the LA ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Faith Kearns, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) As wildfire crews battled ...

Fire crews and water operators can also benefit from joint training in emergency response, especially when system failure could hinder firefighting itself.Longer term, protecting upstream watersheds ...