The probe will focus on water resource availability, a concern raised after the Santa Ynez Reservoir was empty due to maintenance

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson announced Tuesday a congressional probe into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed over 6,800 structures.

The investigation will examine government preparedness and response failures that contributed to the January disaster.

The senators, both Republicans, cited an “unacceptable failure” to protect citizens, pointing to empty reservoirs and dry fire hydrants during the blaze, which struck amid hurricane-force winds. They aim to hold officials accountable, noting b

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