When fire hydrants ran dry in the first hours of the Palisades fire, firefighters faced confusion and costly delays in getting vital water trucks into the area to help fight the destructive blaze, new city documents revealed. It took some time for officials to secure so-called tender trucks and when they finally arrived, the fire was so intense they needed escorts to get to the front lines, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report released this week. …  The revelations underscore how scarce water supplies hampered the Palisades fire fight.

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