The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city’s Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of the issues months before. According to city records and officials, the Fire Department discovered the damage to the hydrants during inspections in the months before the Jan. 7 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes. … The lapse in sharing inspection records came to light Feb. 12, when KCBS-TV reported that the LAFD had compiled a list of 1,350 fire hydrants requiring repairs.