The author of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire declined to endorse it because of substantial deletions that altered his findings, calling the edited version “highly unprofessional and inconsistent with our established standards.”

• A blistering Times investigation found that the Fire Department cleaned up its after-action report, downplaying missteps.

• The LAFD cannot be trusted to honestly and thoroughly investigate itself.

• The Times obtained seven drafts of the LAFD’s after-action report on the Palisades fire.

• Deletions and revisions in the drafts amounted to an effort to downplay the failures of city and LAFD leadership.

• The most significant edits involved the LAFD’s deployment decisions before the fire, as the wind warnings became increasingly dire.

• Five public or charter schools burned or sustained severe damage in the Eaton fire, and about 1,100 Pasadena Unified students lost homes.

• Teachers deploy art and music programs to help students cope with the trauma of the January blaze.

• School board members of Pasadena Unified, which faces a multimillion-dollar deficit, voted to approve $24.5 million in budget cuts for the 2026-27 academic year.

• The deadly wildfires in January revealed the limitations of Southern California’s water systems. When the overtaxed systems lost pressure, fire hydrants ran dry.

• Nearly a year later, residents and experts are weighing solutions that would make more water available for firefighting, including installing cisterns, tapping water from swimming pools, or even turning to mobile pumps and pipes that could quickly route water where it’s needed.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

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.