#eatonfire — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #eatonfire, aggregated by home.social.
-
LA Times: L.A. County sues State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims
-
Full disclosure: I am not an unbiased observer. I live near the foothills, and my insurance rates tripled in 2024 because of fire risk. I had to evacuate because of the #EatonFire, as did many of my friends and coworkers. I know plenty of people whose homes were destroyed. I have followed the investigation into the fire closely.
-
But fires are still a worry even without negligent utilities, so skyrocketing insurance rates are going to push homeowners in the right direction anyway. Meanwhile, utilities are responsible for starting a large fraction of the most devastating wildfires in California history, and indemnifying them just rewards them for failing to maintain their infrastructure.
-
I can kind of understand the justification. There are real worries about what would happen to customers if liability from something like the #EatonFire drove one of the big utilities bankrupt. Meanwhile, the increased insurance rates would mostly hit homeowners in fire-prone areas, where they might encourage more fire-resistant construction and landscaping. It kind of makes sense if you don't think about it too hard.
-
Utility-caused fires are largely preventable through better line maintenance, but the utilities don't want to spend the money if it can be turned into returns for shareholders instead. Properly assigning liability when that kind of short-sighted thinking causes massively destructive wildfires is apparently the only thing that is capable of getting the utility companies' attention.
-
This plan from Governor Newsom to shift cost for utility-started wildfires onto insurers is a terrible idea. It gives utilities a get-out-of-liability-free card when they negligently start wildfires, removing their biggest incentive for cleaning up their act. Instead, insurance companies and homeowners will be left to clean up the destruction the utility companies cause.
-
Key takeaways from investigation into Edison’s role in the deadly Eaton fire https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-20/key-takeaways-from-investigation-into-edisons-role-in-eaton-fire #EatonFire #SCE #CAEnergy
-
LA Times: Key takeaways from investigation into Edison’s role in the deadly Eaton fire
".. New details revealed in court show that critical fire prevention equipment needed repair before the blaze and that vegetation under the tower where it ignited hadn’t been trimmed for years.
Investigators say Edison kept power flowing through mountain transmission lines despite “life‑threatening” Santa Ana winds and documented multiple equipment violations.
With the first negligence trial set for January and Newsom-backed laws limiting utility wildfire liability, survivors warn California is eroding corporate incentives to prevent future catastrophic blazes.
..."
-
Edison Judge Balks at Holding Utility Liable for LA Wildfire https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/08/12/881157.htm #InverseCondemnation #SCE #CAEnergy #EatonFire
-
I mean, I’d just sue Southern California Edison for invasion of privacy for repeatedly flying drones around my neighborhood, but I doubt they’ll even exist after the Eaton Fire survivors get finished with them.
#eatonfire #CorporateGreed #SCE #SCEdison
https://deadline.com/2026/08/edison-tower-caused-eaton-fire-final-report-altadena-1237017576/
-
Edison Tower Caused Deadly Eaton Fire That Nearly Decimated Altadena, Investigation Finds
#News #EatonFire #LALocal #LAWildfireshttps://deadline.com/2026/08/edison-tower-caused-eaton-fire-final-report-altadena-1237017576/
-
PASADENA, California-- The deadly 2025 #EatonFire was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials said in a report released Tuesday.
A utility's idle transmission tower caused the fire that killed 19.
-
#Edison tower caused deadly #Eaton fire that devastated #Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-04/edison-tower-eaton-fire-cause #SCE #EIX #CAwx #Wildfire #EatonFire
-
In article: "...SoCal Edison has claimed in lawsuits earlier this year that Los Angeles County agencies failed to send timely evacuation warnings to residents in east and west Altadena. Eighteen of the 19 people who died in the fire lived in west Altadena...."
-
PBS: Southern California Edison equipment blamed for 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles
-
Sediment hauling begins soon. Link includes map of hailing routes from Pasadena to Sun Valley and Irwindale
July 27 – Nov. 15, 2026: Hauling operations will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
https://pw.lacounty.gov/projects/eaton-wash-dam-post-fire-emergency-project/
-
@odd Yes. They would like help rebuilding, although I have no idea how much of the collection they were able to save. https://www.thebunnymuseum.com/
I was actually visiting the cycle shop next door. Husband & wife affair, those two places.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/la-wildfires-before-and-after-images-b2677034.html
-
I discovered a huge number of photos I uploaded and didn't go back and tag, years ago.
I've already spent too many hours today tagging and saving and organizing when I should be doing other things, but I found this photo of the disabled parking sign at The Bunny Museum in Altadena, California...several years before the #EatonFire
-
Join the next Farm Party at an L.A. garden near you https://www.allforgardening.com/1852222/join-the-next-farm-party-at-an-l-a-garden-near-you/ #90YearOldNursery #altadena #CaliforniaNativePlant #EatonFire #family #garden #gardening #GreatWork #home #life #lot #may #PacificPalisades #rummy #SeedBombProject #wildflower #year
-
Hazardous Materials Cleanup Starts Monday at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove https://www.allforgardening.com/1846051/hazardous-materials-cleanup-starts-monday-at-gkn-aerospace-in-garden-grove/ #640 #am #BillHandel #BreakingNews #broadcasting #Conway #EatonFire #garden #Gary&Shannon #GaryAndShannon #GaryHoffmann #Handel #John&Ken #JohnAndKen #JohnKobylt #KFI #LA #LAFires #LosAngeles #LosAngelesRadio #LosAngelesTalkRadio #media #MoKelly #news #newstalk #oc #OrangeCounty #PalisadesFire #Radio #RadioStation #SantaAnaWinds #StayConnected #stimulating #talk #TalkRadio #TimConway #WildFire
-
New 3D video analysis of #EatonFire raises questions about Southern California Edison's role in deadly blaze - ABC7 Los Angeles https://abc7.com/post/new-3d-video-analysis-eaton-fire-raises-questions-southern-california-edisons-role-deadly-blaze/19405026/ #SCE
-
Trump budget omits L.A. fire relief funds, drawing senators' criticism - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-06-25/trump-budget-request-omits-funds-for-la-fire-relief-prompting-criticism-from-senators #EatonFire #Wildfire #CAPol #USPol
-
A drone views show the extent of the damage of a neighborhood block at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson
-
Our changing climate in 2025
From droughts and record heat to wildfires and deadly rains, the extremes of a changing climate and its effect on humans, animals and the landscape in 2025.
Flames engulf a structure as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, January 7. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
-
LA Times: New evidence confirms Edison’s idle line ignited Eaton fire, lawyers say
"... New surveillance video and utility data bolster claims that a century-old, idle Edison transmission line ignited last year’s Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and displaced thousands in Altadena, lawyers say.
Lawyers for insurers are seeking a ruling holding Edison financially liable for the fire. They point to how two flashes on a video from a Pasadena swim club correspond to the timing of two faults, three seconds apart, that Edison recorded on its transmission lines just before the fire ignited.
Edison has not accepted responsibility for igniting the fire, saying its own investigation and a separate inquiry by state and county officials is continuing.
..." -
California native plants can provide summer blooms https://www.allforgardening.com/1799052/california-native-plants-can-provide-summer-blooms/ #90YearOldNursery #altadena #CaliforniaNativePlant #EatonFire #family #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #GreatWork #home #life #lot #may #PacificPalisades #rummy #SeedBombProject #wildflower #year
-
Ah, LA Times article completely backing my assertion that YES, if you are posting wildfires, you should be posting the address of reported fires, EVEN IF not confirmed specifically by an "official evacuation notice". Because that information is critical to help citizens (as well as firefighters, etc.) understand where fast moving wildfires are going.
-
Blast Threat Eliminated at Chemical Tank in Garden Grove https://www.allforgardening.com/1791639/blast-threat-eliminated-at-chemical-tank-in-garden-grove-3/ #640 #am #BillHandel #BreakingNews #broadcasting #Conway #EatonFire #garden #gardener #gardening #Gary&Shannon #GaryAndShannon #GaryHoffmann #Handel #John&Ken #JohnAndKen #JohnKobylt #KFI #LA #LAFires #LosAngeles #LosAngelesRadio #LosAngelesTalkRadio #media #MoKelly #news #newstalk #oc #OrangeCounty #PalisadesFire #Radio #RadioStation #SantaAnaWinds #StayConnected #stimulating #talk #TalkRadio #TimConway #WildFire