#lafd-mop-up-operations

#lafd-mop-up-operations

Communication failures and premature crew departure from the Lachman fire allowed embers to reignite into the devastating Palisades fire, despite multiple warnings from firefighters about incomplete mop-up operations.

Plaintiffs allege a California State Parks official restricted LAFD mop-up efforts after the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, allowing the blaze to reignite into a deadly firestorm.