2025 California Fire Storm

Firefighter backs mistrial in Palisades Fire arson case
An unidentified veteran Los Angeles firefighter's account aligns with a juror from the trial, who said the crew's actions were to blame.
June 29, 2026
U.S. Department of Justice/ZUMA Press Wire/TNS
A mistrial has been declared in the trial against the suspect accused of setting a fire that led to the Palisdades Fire.
June 26, 2026
Palisades Fire Jury Announces Deadlock after First Saying Verdict Reached
June 26, 2026
Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Construction is on-going in the Palisades neighborhoods.
June 23, 2026
U.S. Department of Justice/ZUMA Press Wire/TNS
Federal Jurors Hear Theories about Origin of Palisades Fire
June 11, 2026
Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS
President Genethia Hudley Hayes is the latest to step down from the Los Angeles Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners. Here is a file photo of a Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners meeting in August 2018.
March 19, 2026
Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Los Angeles firefighter Scott Pike said 'I didn't even want to use my gloved hand because it was hot, so I just kicked it with my boot to kind of expose it,' in his testimony last week. 'There was like red hot like coals that was still smoldering, and I even heard crackling.'
Feb. 27, 2026
Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Funds donated for training and equipment for Los Angeles firefighters were used to hire a celebrity public relations firm.
Jan. 22, 2026
Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG
The litigation from Southern California Edison contends residents in east Altadena received their first emergency alert about 30 minutes after the fire began at 6:18 p.m., while residents in the west side of Altadena were not notified to evacuate until 3:25 a.m.
Jan. 18, 2026

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