Fire hydrant dumps water onto street near Costco

Michael Picarella
July 31, 2025
3:23 pm

A fire hydrant was spilling water onto Via Princessa Thursday afternoon near Costco Wholesale just south of Sierra Highway in Canyon Country.

According to Los Angeles County Fire Department spokeswoman Kaitlyn Aldana, a call about a running hydrant came in around 2:20 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene about seven minutes later.

“It doesn’t state how the hydrant became damaged,” Aldana said during a telephone interview. “It states nothing about any vehicles involved.”

The call was closed at 2:41 p.m.

Michael Picarella

Michael Picarella is a features writer and general assignment reporter for The Signal. He joined the staff in Feb. 2022 and previously worked as a columnist, features writer and beat reporter for The Acorn newspaper group in northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties. He’s a graduate of the Academy of Art in San Francisco with a degree in screenwriting. Additionally, Picarella has written and directed two feature films, and he’s the author of two books, one being a collection of stories from his award-winning family humor column, “Family Men Don’t Wear Name Brands.” Email him at [email protected].