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The questions to ask, when to show up, and how to verify us
The most powerful thing a community can do is ask precise questions and insist on real answers: documents, not assurances.
The questions your community should be asking
Ask the City & County (and at public comment)
- After the 2024 roof fire, was the rooftop solar inspected and repaired? Show the permits and inspection records.A real answer is documents, not assurances.
- Will you release the full air, ash, and soil test results, every number, in English and Spanish?
- What chemicals were stored, and what burned?
- Who pays for cleanup and health monitoring: the company, or taxpayers?
- Before any rebuild, will an independent inspector (not the company) confirm the hazards are fixed?
Ask AQMD & County Public Health
- The AQI only measures particle mass. Will you test for hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen fluoride, VOCs, dioxins, and metals, and publish the numbers?
- Will you test the ash and soil on homes, yards, schools, and playgrounds nearby?
Ask your own doctor
- I was exposed to this fire's smoke. Should my breathing be checked now, and should I be monitored over time?
When to show up
Public pressure works at specific moments. Dates marked "approx." should be confirmed with the agency.
| Date | What | Why it's your moment |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Fire Dept records "due date" | LAFD set this date, then retracted it, placing a blanket "active investigation" hold on all records with "no expected release date." We're pursuing the §25509 hazmat inventory through other public doors. |
| ~Jul 23, 2026 approx. | County 30-day report-back | First public checkpoint: show up and ask what they found. |
| Pending | AQMD air-monitoring report | Demand the actual numbers when it's released. |
| Pending | Official cause determination | Will drive who's responsible. |
| ~Sep 21, 2026 approx. | County 90-day report-back | Hold them to the first report's promises. |
Who to contact
Air quality complaints
South Coast AQMD
1-800-CUT-SMOG
(1-800-288-7664)
South Coast AQMD
1-800-CUT-SMOG
(1-800-288-7664)
County environmental health
888-700-9995
888-700-9995
Resources & referrals
211
211
Poison / exposure
1-800-222-1222
1-800-222-1222
Councilmember Jurado
Council District 14
Council District 14
Supervisor Solis
Supervisorial District 1
Supervisorial District 1
Document your health with your doctor and keep records. Speak up. Public comment to the County Board and your Councilmember carries weight. For real-time guidance: 911.
Don't take our word for it: verify us
Every key claim and where it comes from.
| Claim | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Same roof had a solar fire on Aug 14, 2024 | LAFD release | confirmed |
| Up to 12,300 lbs ammonia on site; prior 2020 release | EPA Risk Management Program (ID 100000238511) | confirmed |
| Site ranks in the 90th to 100th percentile for pollution burden | CalEPA / CalEnviroScreen (Site 584737) | confirmed |
| 2020 Cal/OSHA: 12 initial citations / 4 serious → 3 final, $2,200 | OSHA inspection 1486434.015 | confirmed |
| No permit to repair the rooftop solar between the 2024 and 2026 fires | LA Building & Safety records (absence isn't proof no work was done) | analysis |
| Owner Chill Build LA I, LLC; array Los Palos Street Operating, LLC (Altus); contractor Pearce (CBRE) | ABC7, CBS Los Angeles (reported) | reported |
| County directed lawyers to investigate + seek "recompense" | LA County Board agenda, Jun 23, 2026 (Item 11-B) | confirmed |
| Prior Lineage fire (Finley, WA) booked as a ~$104M net accounting gain (insurance proceeds exceeded the recorded loss, routine insurance accounting, not a statement about motive) | Lineage SEC filings | confirmed |
| No federal CSB investigation of this fire opened | U.S. Chemical Safety Board list (as of Jun 24) | confirmed |