… Nearly two years ago, as flames from the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires devoured Los Angeles County communities, everyone from wealthy developer Rick Caruso to then-President-elect Donald Trump wanted to know: where was the water? … The report that dropped last November concluded Los Angeles’ water supplies were robust but local water systems aren’t designed to suppress “firestorm conditions impacting an entire neighborhood of homes at the same time.” Nearly a year later, though, state agencies haven’t issued specific recommendations or guidance beyond the basics. … The gap has left local fire services and water suppliers on their own to figure out how to fight the growing threat of wildfires in their own communities. 

Other water and wildfire news:

• Capitol Weekly (Sacramento, Calif.): Opinion: California’s wildfire bills need water safeguards written into law