Pacific Palisades controlled fire test underway

Published April 29, 2025 6:39 PM PDT

No one who lives near the Pacific Palisades wants to see flames in that area again, but it's happening on purpose beginning Tuesday night. 

Federal investigators have scheduled a controlled burn, with the ATF conducting controlled fire testing along the Temescal Ridge Trail between Skull Rock and Green Peak. 

It starts tonight and will continue through Thursday. 

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Investigators are still trying to determine exactly what sparked the deadly January wildfire.

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