Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire

Date: January 28, 2026
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342

Member Statements

Ranking Member

Richard Blumenthal

(D -
 CT)

Witnesses

Panel I

PATRICK BUTLER

Fire Chief and Harbor Master
Redondo Beach Fire Department

Panel I

RICK CRAWFORD

Former Battalion Chief
Los Angeles Fire Department

Panel I

SPENCER HAWKINS

Government Affairs Committee Chair
International Association of Emergency Managers