The flames will reappear on Pacific Palisades as federal investigators conduct a control fire test to help determine what caused the January fire to kill twelve people and destroy thousands of homes.
Four months after the U.S. Alcohol Bureau, tobacco, guns and explosives began investigating the Palisade fire, investigators will start a fire on a portion of the Temiscal Ridge Trail between the Skeleton Mountains and Green Peaks on Tuesday night.
Officials believe the fire in Palisade started around 10:30 a.m. on January 7 as strong winds caused the flames to race on the backbone terrain. According to the ATF, fire testing will begin Tuesday night and until Thursday. Investigators hope this will help them determine how the Palisades fire is lit, the exact point of origin, and how it races from hills to oceans in strong winds.
Sources familiar with the investigation show that most of the focus is whether the eight-acre fires triggered by fireworks a week ago were in the event that firefighters believed they had been put out in the same area.
Los Angeles fire officials said that before, during and after all tests, personnel will be present to ensure public safety and environmental protection.
So far, investigators have not ruled out that the fire was triggered on the morning of January 7. In either case, the cause of the fire is likely to be human, because there are no telephone poles near the place of origin and the trail area is suitable. In the absence of a reason, some homeowners filed lawsuits that power lines contributed to damage.
The Los Angeles Fire Department and Mayor Karen Bass' office have conducted ongoing investigations to keep extraordinary secrets about the city's preparation for Hell and its response to Hell, one of three major fires that broke out that day.
With billions of compensation, the Palisade Fire is probably the most expensive disaster in Los Angeles history. The freshman's recall campaign has targeted Bass, who will be re-elected next year. The mayor was severely criticized for traveling to Ghana three days before the fire, although the predicted danger of wind became increasingly terrifying after she left.
On January 1, a resident reported that the Rahman fire broke out about 12:17 on the hillside of Palisade in the Pacific, and its house was about two blocks from the popular Skull Rock Trail. Sources of the investigation that were not authorized to speak publicly told the Times that the Rahman fire appeared to be caused by fireworks.
According to the agency, helicopters that had initially had water could not fly initially, but around 1:40 a.m., they began air strikes to support crew members on the ground. News footage captured the allegation, with flame walls passing through the house and firefighters, and hoses driving into the backyard.
Shortly after 3:30 a.m., fire officials reported that they stopped progressing on the fire.
More than an hour later, Lafd reported that firefighters “completed the hose around the fire and fully included it.” However, some firefighters remained on the scene to clear any remaining hot spots and make sure the fire did not erupt again.
Assistant Chief Joe Everett helped oversee West Bureau of Lafd, including Pacific Palisades, said firefighters performed a cold tailing surgery at the site, with crew members wielding any heat they squandered along the edge of the fire, digging out each site site and digging holes at the edge of the fire to ensure there was no explosion in the future.
After the January fire, investigators searched for each part of the trail and hillside to break it down into grids. They examined 250 clues, obtained 90 hours of related videos, and conducted 50 interviews.
On February 21, the bass removed Lafd Kristin Crowley as fire chief because Crowley's decision to deploy before the fire was the reason. The Times reported in January that Crowley and her staff chose not to order 1,000 firefighters to continue on duty on the second shift on the morning of the fire, which would double the number of people on hand. Crowley and her fire commander said they did not conduct the shift because they did not have enough engines to accommodate so many firefighters.