The reservoir that was empty during the Palisades Fire, which sparked major backlash, needs to be drained again. This time backups are in place. As we near the one-year anniversary of the wildfire, it’s reigniting fears in the community. It was the center of controversy almost a year ago. The Santa Ynez Reservoir in Pacific Palisades was offline when the fires started. It is a critical reservoir for firefighting efforts. … The reservoir has a capacity of 117 million gallons of water, but it was closed for repairs during the Palisades Fire. A report, however, found that even if the reservoir was full at the time of the fires, the system would have been quickly overwhelmed.

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