Empty Reservoirs and Budget Cuts: What We Know About LA’s Disaster Prep Ahead of Deadly Fires

A 117-million gallon Los Angeles reservoir was empty when the disastrous fires struck the City of Angels because city leaders scheduled it for maintenance—during fire season. And just a week before the firestorm exploded, Mayor Karen Bass called for nearly $50 million in cuts to the Los Angeles Fire Department—after its chief had already warned that a $7 million reduction to the overtime budget "severely limited" its response to wildfires.

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