7 On Your Side Investigates is talking to experts about tools that could help in our next fire -- including a water-dropping helicopter that can fly in strong winds without anyone onboard.

1:40 p.m.: LA Fire Department reports the blaze is now around 300 acres and growing. 7:30 p.m.: Fire grows to nearly 3,000 acres By 9:00 p.m.: The fire reaches the center of Pacific Palisades ...

It’s an issue the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and other utility providers are learning about as they work to restore reliable and safe water to neighborhoods.

What's Making L.A. Fires So Bad, Did the City Run Out of Water and Was the Fire Department's Budget Cut? What We Know In just a handful of days, the blazes rapidly grew to some 29,000 acres or 45 ...

Was the fire department's budget cut? Another point of contention for critics of the fire response has been reports that Bass cut the L.A. Fire Department’s budget.

Watch as the LA Department of Water and Power CEO Janisse Quinones explains why there is a lack of water in LA which is making it impossible to battle these historic fires. She reportedly makes ...

These advisories have surged into the national spotlight amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, which, among other measures, prompted the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to issue a ...

Los Angeles has access to more than enough water to fight the fires, says Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions at the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council and a member of L.A.'s ...

Water departments across L.A. County, including the L.A. Department of Water and Power and Pasadena Water and Power, have issued water advisories for residents near the Palisades and Eaton fires.