It’s been over half a year since the devastating Palisades Fire swept through the Pacific Palisades, charring over 23,000 acres and leaving a dozen people dead in its wake.

Flames reduced thousands of structures to rubble and ash, prompting a massive cleanup operation by numerous agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA, as well as state and local resources.

Crews have been working to remove hazardous debris and clear properties since the very first day they were allowed to after the fire. It’s been months straight of bulldozing, digging and clearing debris, but officials are now stopping to celebrate a significant milestone in the cleanup process that has seen millions of tons of ash, concrete and toxic soil being taken away.

It was originally thought that the Pali

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