LOS ANGELES, CA (September 22, 2025) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), in close collaboration with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), successfully completed the 2025 annual inspection of all fire hydrants in the City of Los Angeles. As of July 20, LAFD and LADWP had inspected all 61,000 hydrants and completed all necessary maintenance, repairs, and replacement work. This effort is captured in a comprehensive hydrant inspection report.
As part of an existing partnership program between LADWP and LAFD since 2009, fire hydrant inspections are conducted by LAFD with maintenance information noted and provided to LADWP.
LADWP is responsible for addressing any maintenance, repairs, and replacement of the City’s public hydrants.
“Each year, LADWP works in close collaboration with LAFD as they inspect each of LA’s 61,000 public hydrants and LADWP makes the needed repairs,” said Janisse Quiñones, LADWP’s CEO and Chief Engineer. “This effort underscores LADWP and LAFD’s shared commitment to providing reliable and excellent service to the residents and businesses we both serve.”
“The Los Angeles Fire Department depends on a reliable water supply to protect lives and property when seconds count. Our partnership with LADWP ensures every hydrant in the City is inspected, maintained, and ready when needed most. In addition, our Information Technology (IT) Section is working closely with LADWP’s IT team to develop a real-time hydrant testing and status program, giving firefighters faster and better information in the field. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to public safety and keeping Angelenos safe,” said LAFD Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva.
Out of over 61,000 fire hydrants in the City of Los Angeles, LAFD marked 1,667 fire hydrants as “requiring repairs.” Out of those, LADWP found 1,638 of hydrants, or 98 percent, were operable, despite requiring some form of attention. Only 29 of the hydrants flagged for LADWP assessment were deemed inoperable and have since been fully repaired.
Of the 1,667 fire hydrants that LADWP crews assessed, the vast majority of these hydrants were operational and had minor cosmetic issues that included stem lubrication, brush clearance, and repainting – all of which are part of routine maintenance and don’t affect a hydrant’s ability to act in an emergency. LADWP’s most critical maintenance work focused on issues that directly impacted a hydrant’s operability, which included work such as fixing leaks that could reduce water pressure, replacing faulty or missing parts like caps, chains, or nozzles, and installing new valves to make hydrants easier to open.
Prior to 2025, fire hydrant inspection findings were typically consolidated into a single annual report. However, this year LADWP and LAFD coordinated closely with LAFD sending weekly reports based on their inspections so that repairs could be made more quickly.
In addition, LADWP’s own crews also report hydrants for assessment when they spot problems in the field or in response to auto accidents. LADWP staff receive reports directly from the public or from other City agencies about hydrant needs outside of the annual LAFD inspection reporting process. These hydrants are in addition to those identified through the annual inspection program and repairs are made on a regular basis to ensure operability.
The report prepared by LAFD also identifies “private” hydrants, which are located on City territory but are owned by individual property owners. If private fire hydrants are not working, it is the responsibility of the property owner to address them. Out of the 1,667 hydrants needing assessment, 279 of them were private and referred to the property owners for repair.
LADWP provides up to $2.6 million annually to LAFD for hydrant inspections and reporting.
If anyone sees a fire hydrant needing assessment or that looks in need of repair, we encourage you to report it by contacting LADWP at 1-800-DIAL-DWP (1-800-342-5397).
2025 City of LA Fire Hydrants—By the Numbers
| Total Number of Public Hydrants in the City of Los Angeles | ~61,000 |
| Public Hydrants Marked for Assessment by LAFD | 1,667 public hydrants |
| Hydrants Found to be Operable by LADWP (but needing attention and since attended to) | 1,638 out of 1,667 |
| Hydrants Found Inoperable (and since repaired) | 29 |
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