So Imagine trying to fight a fire with 80-100 mph winds, creating a hurricane-like inferno that spreads fire debris miles away, igniting hundreds of new fires within just 40 minutes. To put it into perspective, a plane dropped water 30 times on a single area and still struggled to contain the blaze.

There's plenty of water. The issue is due to the number of hydrants being used simultaneously. The system wasn’t designed to handle this many fires at once. There’s enough water, but the pressure drops because it’s distributed across all the active hydrants.

During large wildfires, multiple hydrants may be used simultaneously, reducing water pressure or completely depleting supply in some areas.