Report: L.A. Firefighters Warned of Smoldering Ground; Were Forced to Leave Before Palisades Fire

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Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) warned that a burn scar from a January 1 fire, which ignited the Palisades Fire on January 7, was not fully extinguished — but they were told to leave.

Earlier this month, federal authorities arrested Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, for arson, accusing him of deliberately starting the January 1 fire, known as the Lachman Fire. In calm conditions, it was extinguished.

Firefighters returned the next day to monitor the blaze, but then left. According to the federal indictment against Rinderknecht, the fire was still smoldering in the roots of plants, and reignited in high winds on January 7.

The Los Angeles Times reported that text messages among firefighting personnel revealed that they were concerned about the possibility that the fire was continuing to burn underground, but were ordered to leave: more

13 Comments on Report: L.A. Firefighters Warned of Smoldering Ground; Were Forced to Leave Before Palisades Fire

  1. I heard a fire chief say they “don’t stop fires, they contain them.”
    WUT???
    Also, they didn’t bother using the equipment that detects underground fires.
    WTF!

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  2. I think it’s Chris Pratt, some movie personality, but conservative. Any way he’s saying on X that he’s spoken to the DOJ and FBI and he claims they’re both investigating Newsom for misappropriation of funds concerning the entire states wildfire fund, directly related to this fire. I dunno. One can hope. I know this guy is pissed as hell at Newsom. Hates him almost as much as I do.

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  3. Proof they wanted a fire. They set up all the conditions by destroying everything needed to fight a fire and then sat back and waited for the inevitable to happen. Deliberately ordering firefighters to walk away from a smouldering area is proof of intention.

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