As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.

Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.

"We had a tremendous demand on our system in the Palisades." Fire hydrants run dry as unprecedented California wildfires ravage Los Angeles: 'We pushed the system to the extreme' first appeared on The Cool Down.