LADWP says it never ran out of water in Pacific Palisades during fire, so why did hydrants run dry?

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials reported that, although their system had not run out of water during the January wildfire in Pacific Palisades, when firefighters complained that hydrants had gone dry, the system was not designed to put out fires in multiple neighborhoods simultaneously and was simply overwhelmed by four times the demand it was designed to provide.

LADWP says it never ran out of water in Pacific Palisades during fire, so why did hydrants run dry?

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OroraTech partner with SkyFi to expand US access to space-based wildfire detection

Munich, Germany-based OroraTech, which specializes in real-time wildfire detection using nanosatellites equipped with thermal infrared cameras, is partnering with SkyFi, which is working with LA on post-wildfire imagery needs, to simplify how users interact with thermal fire monitoring data, enabling fast wildfire alerts and giving emergency responders a critical head start.

OroraTech partner with SkyFi to expand US access to space-based wildfire detection

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GOP pushes coordinated response ahead of wildfire season

A letter signed by 17 House and Senate Republicans, mostly from Western states, tells President Trump that “while some improvements to our federal wildfire response will require congressional action, we believe executive action offers the most immediate path to fostering interagency cohesion, streamlining outdated processes, and ensuring a robust response to wildfires.”

GOP pushes coordinated response ahead of wildfire season

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Trump’s 2026 budget proposes consolidating federal wildfire roles into single agency

The Trump administration has released its proposed 2026 budget, which includes a proposal to restructure federal wildland firefighting responsibilities by consolidating wildland fire management functions, which are currently divided between five agencies across the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture, into a new Federal Wildland Fire Service housed within the DOI.

Trump’s 2026 budget proposes consolidating federal wildfire roles into single agency

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California intensifies wildfire prevention efforts as fire season begins

CAL FIRE San Diego County Unit officials discussed CAL FIRE's statewide campaign on the importance of preparing for wildfires year-round titled "Building a Fire-Ready Future: Strengthening Our Defenses, Together."

California intensifies wildfire prevention efforts as fire season begins

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Forests taking longer to recover from severe ‘megafires’ since 2010

A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution finds a “significant increase” in the severity of forest fires globally from 2001 to 2021, especially in western North America, parts of Siberia and south-eastern Australia, and that forests around the world are taking longer to recover from severe wildfires, potentially indicating forest decline.

Forests taking longer to recover from severe ‘megafires’ since 2010

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CAL FIRE Partners with TracPlus to Launch CATIS, a Next-Generation Platform for Wildfire Response

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ani Radountcheva, Head of Marketing at TracPlus, sent along a press release about the launch of the CAL FIRE Aviation Tracking and Information System (CATIS), a next-generation aviation management platform designed to support the agency’s expanding operations and evolving mission needs, as well as a dramatic photo of CAL FIRE's C-130 Tanker 122 in action, snapped by Ryan Grothe.

CAL FIRE Partners with TracPlus to Launch CATIS, a Next-Generation Platform for Wildfire Response

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