Residents of the Pacific Palisades reacted Wednesday to news of the arrest of an alleged arsonist in the January 7 Palisades Fire by noting that the arrest raises more questions about city and state fire responses.

As Breitbart News noted , federal authorities arrested Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, who allegedly set a fire above the town on New Year’s Day that later re-ignited in high winds as the Palisades Fire.

Governor Gavin Newsom said that the arrest would begin to bring “closure” to residents. But residents did not agree, with many pointing out that the fire smoldered on state land for nearly a week, and that local firefighters were not pre-positioned in the area ahead of expected extreme high winds on January 7.

The Los Angeles Times reported :

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