Reporter: Palisades firefighters were ordered to leave the next day despite embers

A federal investigation reveals more about the January 2025 Palisades fire. Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Times Reporter Paul Pringle joins Elex Michaelson to deliver the details.

Pressure mounts for investigations into mismanagement of Lachman and Palisades Fires

Calls are mounting for investigations into failures in reignition management of the firefighting response to the 2025 ...
CBS News

Palisades Fire arrest made; suspect allegedly set earlier blaze that later ignited Jan. 7 LA inferno, officials say

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Man accused of setting what became the Palisades fire makes 1st courtroom appearance

The case of Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of setting what would become the Palisades fire, was transferred from Orlando to ...

Does Arsonist's Arrest Throw a Wrench Into Litigation Over Eaton and Palisades Wildfires?

Attorneys representing California wildfire survivors are divided on whether the recent arrest of an alleged arsonist ...
NBC Los Angeles

Palisades Fire is a holdover fire that started as a smaller brush blaze, officials say

As federal authorities Wednesday announced the arrest of a Florida man, who allegedly ignited a smaller brush fire that eventually led to the Palisades Fire, fire experts emphasized the hidden dangers ...

Staffing shortages amid challenging winds contributed to destructive Palisades fire, LAFD report says

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s extensive review of its Palisades fire response, released on Wednesday, detailed challenges including staffing difficulties, resource shortages and constraints posed ...