Andrew Grinsfelder yanked on the pump to get it started. A hose snaked out from one end, a tube fed into the pool on the other. Demonstrating how to use the pump in the backyard of his family home in ...

A Los Angeles family in the Palisades Highlands shared this week how they used their swimming pool, a generator, sprinkler, pump and a fire hose to save their house from the wildfires, which have ...

A well-built fire pump and hose kit can make the difference between property damage and protection during bushfire season. To ...

Andrew Grinsfelder, 18, waters down the roof of his parents' home in Pacific Palisades as the sky is illuminated from the orange glow of the Palisades fire. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Vicky ...

Vicky Collison and Andrew Grinsfelder hurried past a burning home on an upscale residential street just off Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades. There were piles of rubble on all sides and glowing ...