Firefighters have taken the rare but not unusual move of scooping up ocean water to help battle the flames as wildfires rage ...

Sea water, in theory, could be used to help a fire. But, its salty components can do more harm than good, which is why ...

Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low ...

Air quality regulators have also thrown obstacles in the way of prescribed burns, a fire mitigation practice that once was routinely used to reduce the fuel for wildfires and create defensible spaces ...

As I write this, the wind in Pasadena has not kicked back up – the calmness of the air is both hopeful and unsettling.

The Rose Bowl, though, is currently serving as an emergency response center for Pasadena Police and Fire, as well as a ...

In order to reach remote fires in the State Responsibility Area, CAL FIRE maintains a fleet of firefighting aircraft, many of ...

Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...

A firestorm that engulfed parts of Southern California took place within sight of the Pacific Ocean, causing some to wonder whether seawater could be used to douse the flames.

Footage of a firefighting plane picking up water from the Pacific Ocean to beat back the wildfires currently burning in Los Angeles has only added fuel to a debate taking place among onlookers on ...

Ocean water can be used in extreme cases to fight wildfires, but freshwater is preferred due to equipment corrosion, soil ...

Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying water in handbags.