Federal Arson Investigators Dispatched to Los Angeles Fires

The Los Angeles County District Attorney announced one arson-related arrest and nine burglary-related arrests.

A firefighter with the urban rescue team (R), along with another firefighter, looks through the remains of a house reduced to rubble by the Eaton Fire during search and rescue operations in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 13, 2025. Search teams looking for people killed in devastating Los Angeles blazes moved from house to house, as firefighters girded for hurricane-force winds that could spark further flare-ups. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

Local officials have called in federal agents specializing in arson to investigate the origins of the Palisades and Eaton fires that have killed at least 24 people and devastated swaths of Los Angeles County in the past week, officials announced Jan. 13.

“We are investigating all the fires for potential arson,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada told reporters.