Oct. 28, 2025 7 AM PT
To the editor: This text states that at round 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 2, a resident is climbing the path above Cranium Rock when he shoots video of a wisp of white smoke (“‘It’s still smoldering.’ A hiker’s video of Palisades fire raises questions about state’s responsibility,” Oct. 26). He whispers, “It’s nonetheless smoldering.” What then?
The remainder of the reporting speculates on who’s liable for monitoring or not monitoring the realm that will erupt into the devastatingly harmful Palisades fireplace.
It’s by no means reported whether or not the Jan. 2 hiker known as 911 to report a wisp of smoke in what’s a tinderbox of dry park wilderness. Did the Los Angeles Hearth Division obtain a report and never reply, or was the decision by no means made? There’s a deeper story right here and these questions have to be addressed.
Christi Engel, Topanga
