Beginning Tuesday, the Temescal Ridge Trail between Skull Rock and Green Peak will be subject to a controlled burn, according to a warning from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that it is conducting a controlled burn in the area as part of an ongoing effort to identify the cause of the fast-moving fire, four months after one of several Santa Ana winds-fueled fires destroyed 36 miles of the picturesque community of Pacific Palisades, killing a dozen residents.
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As part of the ATF’s investigation into the cause of the Palisades Fire, which is still ongoing, officials cautioned local residents that they might see flames once more in the vicinity of the controlled burn along the Temescal Ridge Trail between Skull Rock and Green Peak between April 29 and May 1. Officials believe that fireworks that may still be smoldering were the cause of the New Year’s Day fire that broke out close to the hiking trail.
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ATF’s acting spokesman for the Los Angeles field office, Nicole Lozano, told LAmag that the agency is still investigating the Palisades Fire. ATF’s certified fire investigator is leading the inquiry, collaborating with a group of investigators from across the nation. According to Lozano, the group is “committed to completing a thorough and detailed origin and cause report for the Palisades Fire.”
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Before it was contained, the Palisades Fire damaged around 7,000 residences and businesses. When the hydrants tapped dry, firefighters were hampered by a shortage of water, which International Association of Firefighters President Ed Kelly compared to sending soldiers into battle without weapons. A water-supplying reservoir was closed for maintenance.
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The cause of the fire has not been ruled out as arson. Following the catastrophic flames that destroyed 18 homes in Altadena, Malibu, and Pacific Palisades, the FBI issued a BOLO, or Be On The Lookout, for Josephine Sunshine Overaker, a fugitive ecoterrorist who was a member of a domestic arson group known as “The Family.” A day after a couple from Oregon, where Overaker’s group was based, were caught in the Palisades on a decommissioned fire engine they had modified to serve as a fake fire department from the imaginary town of Roaring River, the FBI made the request.
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Dustin Nehl, 31, the driver, and his wife, Jennifer Nehl, 44, a self-described “atmospheric & fire sciences educator,” were taken into custody on suspicion of misdemeanors of impersonating firemen and entering an evacuation zone without permission.
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Given Dustin Nehl’s concerning history of employing incendiary devices to ignite fires at a golf course and a water treatment facility in the town of Woodburn, Oregon, as well as his wife’s expertise in wind, weather, and fire, the couple’s arrest caused a stir in Los Angeles as the ATF investigation continues. “This is a significant arrest not only because of the threat to our residents, but to city infrastructure and public safety,” Woodburn Police Chief Jim Ferraris once told reporters following Dustin Nehl’s 2016 capture. In 2017, Nehl received a five-year prison sentence.
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Under her given name, Hastings, Jennifer Nehl was praised by the National Weather Service for her role as an ambassador for the organization. She used “weather slaps” to help juvenile offenders deal with climate change issues as part of that program. The lyrics include things like “We needed help with the heat, so I am getting impatient.” The sight of wildfires spreading is magnificent.
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