Overview

• Human remains discovered July 21 on La Venezia Court in Altadena have been designated Unidentified Doe #431 by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
• Official figures confirm 31 fatalities from the twin blazes, comprising 19 in the Eaton fire and 12 in the Palisades fire.
• Only one other victim, found in mid-January in Pacific Palisades, remains unidentified with identification efforts ongoing.
• Forensic officials rely on dental records, DNA comparisons, medical records and radiographs to confirm identities, a complex process that can take considerable time.
• Debris removal across more than 37,000 burned acres is nearly complete as federal and state aid supports rebuilding, hazard mitigation and policy reforms.