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Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out ...

Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area?

Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, ...

Firefighters reported being unable to access water from hydrants as they defended homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades.