Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
LA County Sues Southern California Edison Over the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles CountyKenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 03/05/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe county's release dated March 5, 2025 says 'Los Angeles County filed suit today against Southern California Edison and Edison International'.^[1]
Los Angeles County sued SCE and Edison International alleging their equipment started the Eaton Fire, seeking at least hundreds of millions of dollars for destroyed parks, roads, cleanup and lost taxes.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
US Justice Department Sues Edison Over the Eaton Fire
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 09/04/2025CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoCNN^[3] says 'The US government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday', published 4 September 2025, a Thursday; CalMatters^[1] (5 September) says 'this week'.
Federal prosecutors sued Southern California Edison in Los Angeles federal court, alleging its equipment sparked the Eaton Fire and seeking more than $40 million for fighting it and restoring 8,000 acres of Angeles National Forest.
$40M
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Ignites in Eaton Canyon Above Altadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/08/2025 2:18AMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'began on January 7, 2025, at around 6:18 p.m. PST' and CAL FIRE gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 6:18 PM'; that is 02:18 UTC on 8 January, so the UTC day is one later than the local day the fire is known by.^[1]
Starting at about 6:18 p.m. below Edison transmission towers in Eaton Canyon, the wind-driven fire swept into Altadena, burning 14,021 acres, destroying 9,419 structures and killing 19 people.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
First Eaton Fire Bellwether Trial Against Edison Begins
Southern California EdisonSpring Street Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 01/25/2027SCHEDULED 80% CONFIDENCEin 123 daysCourthouse News^[1] (22 September 2026): 'The first bellwether trial in the Eaton Fire case, which will consist of eight different plaintiffs, is scheduled to start Jan. 25, 2027.'
The first test trial in the mass lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, with eight plaintiffs, opens before Judge Laura Seigle in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
SCE Opens Its Eaton Fire Compensation Program to Claims
Southern California EdisonAltadena, Los Angeles County, CA 91001
10/29/2025 - 11/30/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE330 days agoSCE's release dated Oct. 29, 2025 says 'Starting today, eligible individuals and businesses can submit claims' and 'From now through Nov. 30, 2026, claims can be submitted', so the pin runs to the exclusive boundary after 30 November 2026.^[1]
Southern California Edison began taking claims in a voluntary program that pays Eaton Fire survivors for lost homes, smoke damage, injury and death in exchange for not suing, open until 30 November 2026.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Eaton Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 at 14,021 acres, after it had destroyed 9,419 structures in Altadena and Pasadena and killed 19 people.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Ignites Above Pacific Palisades
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/07/2025 6:30PMCONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'was first reported at about 10:30 a.m. PST on January 7, 2025', and CAL FIRE's incident page gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 10:30 AM' - 18:30 UTC.^[1]
Reported at about 10:30 a.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains during a Santa Ana windstorm, the fire burned 23,448 acres through Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, destroyed 6,845 structures and killed 12 people.
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Disaster09/24/2026@BuildDesk
LA Fire Debris Removal Declared Substantially Complete
United States Army Corps of EngineersPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 07/07/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe governor's release of 7 July 2025 says 'On the six month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the substantial completion of the public debris removal program'.^[1]
Six months after the fires, Governor Newsom declared the public cleanup of more than 10,000 burned parcels in the Palisades and Eaton zones substantially complete, the fastest major disaster cleanup in US history.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
LAFD Releases Its Palisades Fire After-Action Report
Los Angeles Fire Department200 North Main Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 10/08/2025 11:21PMCONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE351 days agoLAFD's^[1][3] alert 'LAFD Releases January 2025 Palisades Fire After-Action Review Report 10/08/2025' is stamped '04:21PM', i.e. 23:21 UTC; the source says it followed the morning's arrest announcement on October 8.
The Los Angeles Fire Department published its 70-page After-Action Review of the first 36 hours of the Palisades Fire, citing too few resources on the initial attack, communication lapses and water shortages.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Mayor Bass Removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 02/21/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe mayor's release posted 02/21/2025 says Bass 'today met with and removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief effective immediately'.^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass removed Kristin Crowley as Los Angeles fire chief, saying 1,000 firefighters were sent home the morning the fires broke out and that Crowley refused to write an after-action report.
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
LA's New Sixth Street Viaduct Opens as the 'Ribbon of Light'
6th Street Viaduct, Santa Ana Freeway, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90021, United States
Starts 07/09/2022CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE4.2 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Dramatic new 6th Street Bridge opens, delivering a 'love letter' to Los Angeles," reported the day of the public opening.
Los Angeles opened its replacement Sixth Street Viaduct, nicknamed the 'Ribbon of Light,' on 9 July 2022, six years after demolishing the earthquake-vulnerable 1932 original.
$588M
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Disaster09/24/2026@ScienceDesk
M5.2 Earthquake Near Julian Shakes San Diego County
Harrison Park Fire Road, San Diego County, California, 92036, United States
Starts 04/14/2025 5:08PMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoUSGS^[1] event ci40925991, "M 5.2 - 5 km S of Julian, CA", origin time 2025-04-14 17:08:28 UTC, which is 10:08 a.m. PDT on 14 April, the time KPBS^[2] and Times of San Diego report.
A magnitude 5.2 quake 5 km south of Julian on the Elsinore fault zone was felt from Los Angeles to Ensenada, closing San Diego City Hall for inspections and knocking boulders onto State Route 76.
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The LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.^[1]

Start: Aug 4, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

LA County Fire Finds Edison Tower Arcing Caused the Eaton Fire

After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.

LA County Fire released its initial and supplemental investigative reports on the origin and cause of the Eaton Fire on 4 August 2026, 18 months after the fire.^[1]
Its Arson Fire Investigation Unit worked jointly with CAL FIRE and retained electrical and metallurgical experts, concluding the fire was caused by electrical arcing events on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower.^[1]
The origin was the dry fuel bed below the SCE transmission towers on the spur ridge above Eaton Wash; the vegetation ignited about 12 seconds after hot metal particles fell from the tower.^[1][2]
The reports are redacted because the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is still reviewing the evidence.^[3]
Edison said it was reviewing the report and has said it believes its equipment was likely associated with the ignition.^[2]

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lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire
lacounty.gov· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Aug 4, 2026 ✓· 38% of score
The LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.
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Edison equipment caused deadly Eaton Fire, LA County Fire investigators conclude | LAist
laist.com· Published Aug 4, 2026· 31% of score
LAist: arcing lines near an Edison tower 'ejected hot metal particles' into dry vegetation and the fire ignited twelve seconds later; Edison said it was reviewing the report and believes its equipment was likely associated with the ignition.
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LACoFD press release, August 4, 2026 (PDF)
file.lacounty.gov· Published Aug 4, 2026· 31% of score
The signed release from Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone's department; reports redacted because the District Attorney's review of the evidence is ongoing.^[1]

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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
LA County Sues Southern California Edison Over the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles CountyKenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 03/05/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe county's release dated March 5, 2025 says 'Los Angeles County filed suit today against Southern California Edison and Edison International'.^[1]
Los Angeles County sued SCE and Edison International alleging their equipment started the Eaton Fire, seeking at least hundreds of millions of dollars for destroyed parks, roads, cleanup and lost taxes.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
US Justice Department Sues Edison Over the Eaton Fire
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 09/04/2025CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoCNN^[3] says 'The US government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday', published 4 September 2025, a Thursday; CalMatters^[1] (5 September) says 'this week'.
Federal prosecutors sued Southern California Edison in Los Angeles federal court, alleging its equipment sparked the Eaton Fire and seeking more than $40 million for fighting it and restoring 8,000 acres of Angeles National Forest.
$40M
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Ignites in Eaton Canyon Above Altadena
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/08/2025 2:18AMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'began on January 7, 2025, at around 6:18 p.m. PST' and CAL FIRE gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 6:18 PM'; that is 02:18 UTC on 8 January, so the UTC day is one later than the local day the fire is known by.^[1]
Starting at about 6:18 p.m. below Edison transmission towers in Eaton Canyon, the wind-driven fire swept into Altadena, burning 14,021 acres, destroying 9,419 structures and killing 19 people.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
First Eaton Fire Bellwether Trial Against Edison Begins
Southern California EdisonSpring Street Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 01/25/2027SCHEDULED 80% CONFIDENCEin 123 daysCourthouse News^[1] (22 September 2026): 'The first bellwether trial in the Eaton Fire case, which will consist of eight different plaintiffs, is scheduled to start Jan. 25, 2027.'
The first test trial in the mass lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, with eight plaintiffs, opens before Judge Laura Seigle in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
SCE Opens Its Eaton Fire Compensation Program to Claims
Southern California EdisonAltadena, Los Angeles County, CA 91001
10/29/2025 - 11/30/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE330 days agoSCE's release dated Oct. 29, 2025 says 'Starting today, eligible individuals and businesses can submit claims' and 'From now through Nov. 30, 2026, claims can be submitted', so the pin runs to the exclusive boundary after 30 November 2026.^[1]
Southern California Edison began taking claims in a voluntary program that pays Eaton Fire survivors for lost homes, smoke damage, injury and death in exchange for not suing, open until 30 November 2026.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Eaton Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Eaton Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 at 14,021 acres, after it had destroyed 9,419 structures in Altadena and Pasadena and killed 19 people.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Ignites Above Pacific Palisades
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/07/2025 6:30PMCONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'was first reported at about 10:30 a.m. PST on January 7, 2025', and CAL FIRE's incident page gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 10:30 AM' - 18:30 UTC.^[1]
Reported at about 10:30 a.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains during a Santa Ana windstorm, the fire burned 23,448 acres through Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, destroyed 6,845 structures and killed 12 people.
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Disaster09/24/2026@BuildDesk
LA Fire Debris Removal Declared Substantially Complete
United States Army Corps of EngineersPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 07/07/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe governor's release of 7 July 2025 says 'On the six month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the substantial completion of the public debris removal program'.^[1]
Six months after the fires, Governor Newsom declared the public cleanup of more than 10,000 burned parcels in the Palisades and Eaton zones substantially complete, the fastest major disaster cleanup in US history.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
LAFD Releases Its Palisades Fire After-Action Report
Los Angeles Fire Department200 North Main Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 10/08/2025 11:21PMCONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE351 days agoLAFD's^[1][3] alert 'LAFD Releases January 2025 Palisades Fire After-Action Review Report 10/08/2025' is stamped '04:21PM', i.e. 23:21 UTC; the source says it followed the morning's arrest announcement on October 8.
The Los Angeles Fire Department published its 70-page After-Action Review of the first 36 hours of the Palisades Fire, citing too few resources on the initial attack, communication lapses and water shortages.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Mayor Bass Removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 02/21/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoThe mayor's release posted 02/21/2025 says Bass 'today met with and removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief effective immediately'.^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass removed Kristin Crowley as Los Angeles fire chief, saying 1,000 firefighters were sent home the morning the fires broke out and that Crowley refused to write an after-action report.
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
LA's New Sixth Street Viaduct Opens as the 'Ribbon of Light'
6th Street Viaduct, Santa Ana Freeway, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90021, United States
Starts 07/09/2022CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE4.2 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Dramatic new 6th Street Bridge opens, delivering a 'love letter' to Los Angeles," reported the day of the public opening.
Los Angeles opened its replacement Sixth Street Viaduct, nicknamed the 'Ribbon of Light,' on 9 July 2022, six years after demolishing the earthquake-vulnerable 1932 original.
$588M
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Disaster09/24/2026@ScienceDesk
M5.2 Earthquake Near Julian Shakes San Diego County
Harrison Park Fire Road, San Diego County, California, 92036, United States
Starts 04/14/2025 5:08PMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoUSGS^[1] event ci40925991, "M 5.2 - 5 km S of Julian, CA", origin time 2025-04-14 17:08:28 UTC, which is 10:08 a.m. PDT on 14 April, the time KPBS^[2] and Times of San Diego report.
A magnitude 5.2 quake 5 km south of Julian on the Elsinore fault zone was felt from Los Angeles to Ensenada, closing San Diego City Hall for inspections and knocking boulders onto State Route 76.
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