The reservoir holds 117 million gallons of water, and would’ve given firefighters ample pressure to effectively fight the blaze. Overpaid Dept. of Water and Power officials have now been forced to admit the reservoir being offline likely contributed to dry fire hydrants and low water pressure. DEI did this.

🚨 JUST IN: The Pacific Palisades reservoir was EMPTY AND OFFLINE when the firestorm exploded, per LA Times

This is CRIMINAL.

The reservoir holds 117 million gallons of water, and would’ve given firefighters ample pressure to effectively fight the blaze.

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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 10, 2025

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— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) January 10, 2025

California and LA governments needs to just be started over from scratch. They’re too far gone.
So does this empty reservoir connect to the hydrants that ran dry? The head of the LA Dept. of Water and Power told reporters and the public that there were tanks in Pacific Palisades that the hydrants draw from. How is this reservoir connected/not connected to these tanks? All those tanks, we were told, were filled. I’m sure if there was a full reservoir, there could have been trips made with large trucks back and forth from it. LA Fire Chief Kristen Crowley was talking about getting water from residential pools and ponds….so, obviously, they could have drawn from this reservoir instead of resorting to backyard pools and ponds. Geesh — the reality of the state, city, and county officials’ ABSOLUTE INCOMPETENCE AND MISMANAGEMENT just keeps getting worse. They were telling people to conserve water in general at one point. – Susan Crabtree
Yes, water pressure to the Palisades would have been dramatically extended. That’s coming from the former DWP General Manager. The three tanks you’re referring to hold only 1 million gallons each. This reservoir held 117 million. That should really put it into perspective. – Nick Sortor