Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low water pressure, not a complete lack of water. But what caused it, and can it be prevented?

Edison officials say there were no interruptions or other electrical anomalies in their system until an hour after the blaze broke out.

Congressman Kevin Kiley has introduced a bill to Congress that would strip the California Coastal Commission of much of its powers, citing its recent blocking of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power request to upgrade wooden power poles to protect a now-burned plant.

The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.

Palisades Fire victims are suing the LADWP over water shortage issues, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.

A group of survivors of the Palisades Fire are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over water delivery problems they claim hampered firefighters in battling the deadly blaze.

Furious residents in the Pacific Palisades have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, citing

Victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging that water supply failures worsened the fire’s devastation. The plaintiffs,

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is facing a lawsuit over alleged mismanagement of water supplies critical to combating the deadly Palisades Fire. Residents claim that inadequate water storage contributed to the fire's severity.

Utility workers from the Navajo Nation headed to Los Angeles on Thursday to help rebuild the electrical grid damaged by historic southern California wildfires. The Navajo Tribe Utility Authority announced 11 team members specializing in electric line work were sent from Fort Defiance, Arizona, to the Los Angeles area.

No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines, some experts say.