Mayor Karen Bass said today newly released deposition testimony suggesting fire department officials were aware that a New Year's Day blaze near Pacific Palisades was still smoldering when crews ...
A Los Angeles firefighter has testified that the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before a massive wildfire ...
In his deposition, LAFD Firefighter Scott Pike described at least five areas still actively smoking as crews were rolling up hoses to leave the Lachman Fire.
Firefighter Scott Pike said he felt ‘blown off’ after signaling his observations to other firefighters and a captain on Jan. 2, 2025.
On Jan. 2, Scott Pike, a 23-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, was working an overtime shift and was told to ...