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We’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging,
said Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Those fights have been going on for a long time and they have not affected in any way water supply for firefighting in southern California,
Gleick saidI would ask that you turn off your water and turn off your gas, both things before you leave the residence so that we can continue to have that water supply for the hydrant system,
said Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
You got thousands of homes destroyed, families destroyed, businesses destroyed. I think you can figure out a way to get more water in the hydrants. I don’t think there’s room for excuses here,
said Rick Caruso, a real estate developer and former commissioner with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, who came in second in the last Los Angeles mayors raceWe get it done. We pre-position resources, we staff up reserve engines,
he saidThe Governor is focused on protecting people, not playing politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need,
Gardon said
Because we’re pushing the water system so hard, our water quality is decreasing,
Quiñones saidWe pumped over 3 million gallons of water on that fire, so it does strain that system, and they’re doing everything they can to fill it back up,
Los Angeles Fire CaptWe have three large water tanks, about a million gallons each. We ran out of water in the first tank at about 4:45 p.m. yesterday. We ran out of water in the second tank about 8:30 p.m. and the third tank about 3 a.m. this morning,
Quiñones said at a news conference WednesdayIt does show that in a world where climate change is making these fires more frequent and more devastating, we need to re-evaluate our infrastructure,
said Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions at the Natural Resources Defense CouncilGovernor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning,
Trump wrote
We did experience some challenges with water pressure while battling the Pacific Palisades Fire,
said Erik Scott, a public information officer for the Los Angeles Fire DepartmentOn top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!”
Trump addedWe’re looking at a large burned area that’s not just the buildings, but it’s also the entire surrounding landscape. There’s just not enough water that you could store up in tanks to be able to deal with that,
he saidBecause pipelines might have cracks here and there, when the pressure goes down, some of those cracks can actually work in reverse — instead of leaking water, they start bringing things from outside into the water,
she saidIt's not a matter of there's not enough water in Southern California, it's a matter of there's not enough water in that particular area of Southern California just for those few hours that you need it to fight the fires,
Lund added
A firefight with multiple fire hydrants drawing water from the system for several hours is unsustainable,
said Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Public WorksThere must be some things we can do to try to mitigate this. Please. Fire hydrants are empty. Firefighters are doing everything they can, but we need to do things more proactively before,
Chung, 57, told ReutersIf everything catches fire at once, there's not going to be enough water for everybody,
he saidThe firefighters are there [in the neighbourhood], and there’s nothing they can do.”
The Times reported Rick Caruso, a former commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, saying