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The fire took his sister and his lifelong home. He’s been fighting to get back ever since
Zaire Calvin grew up in Altadena. For nearly a year since the Eaton fire destroyed his town, he has become a voice for his community.
His mom bought his childhood home in the 1970s when Altadena was one of the few places Black families could own properties. Years ago, he bought the house next door. Both homes are gone now.
With Altadena burning, L.A. County lacked satellite mapping tool used by other agencies
The L.A. County Fire Department lacked access to FireGuard, a satellite mapping tool other California agencies have used for years to track wildfires.
During the Eaton fire, when aircraft were grounded, officials couldn’t see the fire’s westward advance — relying instead on ground observations in heavy smoke.
FireGuard data showed fire advancing toward west Altadena hours before evacuation alerts were issued, where nearly all 19 Eaton fire deaths occurred.
When the Eaton fire broke out in the foothills near Altadena, the Los Angeles County Fire Department did not have access to a satellite-based fire-tracking program regularly used by other agencies, depriving officials of intelligence that could have been helpful in determining evacuations.
Newsom, seeking federal funds for L.A. wildfire recovery, is denied meeting with key Trump officials
Gov. Gavin Newsom was on Capitol Hill on Friday renewing calls for $33.9 billion in federal aid for Los Angeles fire recovery.
FEMA denied Newsom’s meeting request, underscoring political tensions surrounding California’s disaster recovery appeal following the January fires.
The governor criticized the Trump administration for stalling on a recovery proposal, despite bipartisan congressional support for long-term funding
SoCal Edison equipment 'likely' to be cause of Eaton Fire, CEO says
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The president and CEO of Edison International said it is "likely" that Southern California Edison's equipment could be found as the cause of the Eaton Fire in Altadena.
"SCE is not aware of evidence pointing to another possible source of ignition. Absent additional evidence, SCE believes that it is likely that its equipment could be found to have been associated with the ignition," Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International, said in a third-quarter earnings report.
Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison.
