[Svartalfiar]

One of the reasons given for the fire hydrants not working is the power companies cut power to prevent certain areas to prevent sparks from burned down utility poles and above ground utilities from spreading the fire more rapidly.

Since when do fire hydrants require power to operate?

[srmanuel]

You know to keep the water pressure up so the water come out of the hydrant

I don’t think the water pressure required is natural so the water has to be pumped, without water pressure the hydrants don’t work and the pressure doesn’t work if power goes out unless you have backup generators which the city doesn’t have