LADWP in the News:
The Washington Post (January 10, 2025)
NBC News Now (January 10, 2025)
Interview with City of Los Angeles Fire Department’s Captain Branden Silverman
Los Angeles Times (January 16, 2025)
Interview with Anselmo Collins, LADWP’s Senior Assistant General Manager, Water System
KCAL News (February 24, 2025)
Highlight of LADWP’s Water Quality Dashboard
KTLA 5 (April 9, 2025)
Los Angeles officials tout record progress in Palisades Fire recovery as homes start to be rebuilt
ABC 7 (March 7, 2025)
Rebuilding LA: A look at the progress made 2 months after fires
Support from Third-Party Sources:
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District News Release (January 10, 2025)
Normal, IL Fire Department’s Facebook Post (January 10, 2025)
The Normal, Illinois Fire Department posted to their Facebook Page an outline of the Palisades fire’s damage area, scaled over a map of Normal, Illinois to put into perspective just how devastating these fires have been to California. The estimate of the Palisades fire on January 10th, shows over 31.2 square miles completely destroyed. That is approximately 2.4 times the size of Normal, Illinois.
CBS News Confirmed on Instagram (January 13, 2025)
CBS News Confirmed does a break down of how the fire hydrants in the affected area works and how extreme demand caused them to run empty.
Evan Lovett – @lainaminute on Instagram (January 14, 2025)
This Instagram reel about the Los Angeles water system during the wildfire had over 10,000 Likes, over 1,000 comments and shared over 6,500 times
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Summary and FAQ’s on Do Urban Water Supply Systems Put Out Wildfires? (February 2025)
Jason Wise – @jasonjourneyman on Instagram (March 9, 2025)
The post about LADWP’s Do Not Drink Notice had over 8,000 views
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