A Los Angeles firefighter has testified that the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before a massive wildfire ...

In his deposition, LAFD Firefighter Scott Pike described at least five areas still actively smoking as crews were rolling up hoses to leave the Lachman Fire.

The Los Angeles firefighter said he observed smoldering ground and hot rocks after the Lachman fire was declared out, yet were ordered to leave before the Palisades fire ...

Scott Pike, a 23-year veteran of the LAFD, testified last month as part of a lawsuit filed by 3,000 Palisades Fire victims against the city and the state.

In the lawsuit, Kristin Crowley and her attorneys allege L.A. Mayor Karen Bass sought to shift blame for the way the city ...