LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left dry fire hydrants and hampered firefighting efforts during the …
Gavin Newsom, center right, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles.LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left dry fire hydrants and hampered firefighting efforts during the devastating fires in Southern California.
“I am calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir,” the governor said in a. “We need answers to ensure this does not happen again and we have every resource available to fight these catastrophic fires.”
“While water supplies from local fire hydrants are not designed to extinguish wildfires over large areas, losing supplies from fire hydrants likely impaired the effort to protect some homes and evacuation corridors,” Newsom wrote. “We need answers to how that happened. Additionally, a large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the L.A. water system was out of use when theof homes and other structures. Officials told The Times that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty.
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