In Reply to: Yet the fire hydrants are dry. posted by money on January 09, 2025 at 03:46:27
Bass’ critics have also seized upon reports that water tanks in the besieged Pacific Palisades neighborhood had not been full, causing fire hydrants to run dry and crippling first responders’ ability to stop the vast property damage.The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in a Wednesday press conference refuted those claims. The three tanks in the area had been filled to capacity with around 1 million gallons of water each, department officials said, but those supplies were tapped out by early Wednesday morning. High winds made it impossible for firefighters to use aerial means to combat the flames, putting inordinate pressure on the fire hydrant system.
“We saw four times the demands of water that we’ve ever seen in the system,” said Janisse Quiñones, the department’s CEO. “We opened every valve available to push as much water into the Palisades area. This fire was different and unprecedented because they didn’t have air resources to fight it.”
It helps to hold back a little before blasting out and use that time to make sure you're looking at all the facts. I know it is not as emotionally fulfilling when you see there are rational explanations that can't be tied into your political axes to grind, but on the upside, you don't come across as an ideologue that is best tuned out.