The Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena revealed a critical issue: water systems struggled to maintain pressure during the emergency, impacting firefighting efforts. While the cause wasn't an empty reservoir like in the Pacific Palisades fire, thousands of simultaneous water users led to a pressure drop. This highlights the need for localized water storage solutions in future emergencies.
The Eaton Fire , which burned through parts of Altadena and Pasadena , east of Los Angeles, last month, also saw fire hydrants lose water pressure — even though, unlike Pacific Palisades, there was no empty reservoir to blame.
One firefighter told Breitbart News that while having a full 117-million-gallon reservoir atop the Palisades might have helped, the simple principles of hydraulics would have deprived at least some users of the needed water pressure.: “The water systems used to fight the Palisades and Eaton fires couldn’t maintain the continuous high water pressures needed, meaning water stopped flowing in some hydrants.
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