Firefighters work a hydrant in front of the burning Bunny Museum, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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For roughly 15 hours, water systems faced four times more than normal demand, lowering water pressure and causing some fire hydrants to run dry, according to officials from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Demand was so high that it wasn’t enough to fill the three, one-million-gallon (3,785,412-liter) tanks that help maintain pressure for the hydrants in the hills of Palisades.
One tank ran out late Tuesday afternoon, another in the evening, and the third early Wednesday morning.
LADWP is sending in about 20 mobile water tankers to the area to help with suppression, in addition to refilling water trucks at some pressurized hydrants in the area, according to chief engineer Janisse Quiñones.
It takes about 30 minutes to refill about 4,000 gallons (15,142 liters) of water.
Correction: This post has been updated to reflect that the statement came from officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, not the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
