section_path: Investigation
section_name: Investigation
paragraph_text: Investigation
  
  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has deployed a National Response Team to investigate the origins of the fire. According to the Los Angeles Times, the two leading theories suggest a rekindling of a prior January 1st fire, or the ignition of a new fire entirely at the same location. In May 2025, ATF conducted a controlled burn in the Palisades Highlands in attempt to gather more information on the origins of the fire.