Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kevin R. Rosenbloom demonstrates how he would use the personal fire hydrant he installed in his front yard in Malibu. As the fires ...

David Whitman began selling private fire hydrant systems in 2022. He runs his company, Brushfire Battle Systems, out of his South Pasadena home. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Before evacuating ...