Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.

"That is all potable water. It feeds your fire hydrant systems. It feeds your water meter. You turn on your faucet in your kitchen. It is the same water that is in the fire hydrants," said Jeremy ...

Firefighters struggled to control the Palisades fire ... hydrant systems can quickly be pushed beyond what they were engineered to handle. There are multiple ways the systems can fall behind ...

Three years ago, she had spent $1,350 on the personal hydrant system ... “It’s your water, it’s behind your meter. If you want to run your sprinklers during a fire, you can,” said David ...