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The Santa Ynez Reservoir in Pacific Palisades was offline because of repairs to its cover...a 117-million gallon reservoir has been empty and offline since February 2024. Would that have alleviated the loss of water to the hydrants?

Those responsible for leaving the reservoir unfilled going into fire season WITH WARNINGS

I would encourage both of you to read Jacketree's lengthy discussion.  Unless I completely misread what he wrote, having that reservoir completely filled would not have made any difference in the water pressure of the hydrants because the water pressure is dictated by the availability of water in the local pressure zones, and those systems are designed to deliver enough water for peak use plus a single structure fire, and whatever tanks are in that pressure zone.

No municipal water system is designed to provide enough water from hydrants to fight multiple house fires and wild fire at the same time, full stop.  The reservoir being unfilled might have been a sign of poor governance, but if I read jacketree's post correctly, it is not responsible for the inability to fight the fire.

BC

[BostonCard]

The Santa Ynez Reservoir in Pacific Palisades was offline because of repairs to its cover...a 117-million gallon reservoir has been empty and offline since February 2024. Would that have alleviated the loss of water to the hydrants?

Those responsible for leaving the reservoir unfilled going into fire season WITH WARNINGS

I would encourage both of you to read Jacketree's lengthy discussion.  Unless I completely misread what he wrote, having that reservoir completely filled would not have made any difference in the water pressure of the hydrants because the water pressure is dictated by the availability of water in the local pressure zones, and those systems are designed to deliver enough water for peak use plus a single structure fire, and whatever tanks are in that pressure zone.

No municipal water system is designed to provide enough water from hydrants to fight multiple house fires and wild fire at the same time, full stop.  The reservoir being unfilled might have been a sign of poor governance, but if I read jacketree's post correctly, it is not responsible for the inability to fight the fire.

BC