“LA Firestorm” Presents the Harrowing Heartbreaks and Heroics From Battles Against the Blazes that Burned Through Los Angeles Like a Blowtorch

Three-Part Documentary “LA Firestorm” Premieres Sunday, February 1, 2026 @ 8PM ET/ 5PM PT with All Three Parts Airing Back-to-Back

REELZ today announced the premiere of LA Firestorm a three-part documentary taking viewers inside the catastrophic January 2025 fires that ravaged Los Angeles. The documentary is told through powerful firsthand stories and shocking footage from people who made life-changing decisions to flee or fight to save friends, their homes, and their communities. In the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires, 31 lives were lost, and more than 16,000 structures were destroyed, making them the most devastating fires in world history. Fanned by hurricane-force winds, the fires were unprecedented, unimaginable, and unrelenting. Transformed by fire the streets of LA became a forge for unlikely heroes. LA Firestorm puts viewers on the frontlines in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu through riveting minute-by-minute breakdowns and jaw-dropping first-person footage. LA Firestorm premieres Sunday, February 1, 2026 @ 8PM ET/ 5PM PT with all three parts airing back-to-back.

“LA Firestorm is an intense and unfiltered look at the people who faced down extreme adversity and extraordinary circumstances. We’re proud to show our viewers their stories of selflessness and bravery,” said Steve Cheskin, SVP of Programming at REELZ. “These stories are triumphs of humanity showing people all across LA who never asked to be heroes rising to the occasion to not only save themselves but also the lives of strangers and neighbors alike.”

Gary R. Benz, executive producer and CEO of GRB Studios, said, “This was not a story we went looking for. It came to us because it happened to real people, in real neighborhoods, in the middle of a city many of us call home. There are moments that divide a city into ‘before’ and ‘after,’ and the January fires were one of them. We felt a responsibility to document these experiences with care and accuracy, and to celebrate the extraordinary courage and resilience of the everyday heroes who faced the unimaginable and kept going.”

On January 7, 2025, Santa Ana wind gusts reaching 98 mph violently drove raging infernos in both the Pacific Palisades and the hills above Altadena. Within hours LA was gripped by panic, evacuations, and increasingly desperate scenes as the fires devoured entire communities at a staggering pace. As the world watched in horror, wildfires turned neighborhoods, businesses, and beloved landmarks into ash, but within the chaos, people were fighting to survive. To create the three-hour documentary, award-winning showrunner, director, and writer Tim Prokop interviewed hundreds of residents while seeking out the truths behind stories that made national headlines along with dozens of other stories that had never been told. LA Firestorm presents these stories, including focused looks at the firefights to save precious works at the Getty Villa Museum, along with the people and animals at Zorthian Ranch in the San Gabriel foothills and Walker Ranch in Tuna Canyon.

As residents confronted burned homes and shattered lives a mammoth relief effort vividly illustrated how disasters can also bring out the best in people, cities, and communities. Among the efforts seen in LA Firestorm is the work of the Save the Tiles Project, which began when an Altadena resident returned to see that the only remnant of countless homes was a fireplace and hearth decorated with early 20th-century handmade, kiln-fired tiles. Residents rallied to save every tile they could and, in turn, helped spark recovery efforts throughout the neighborhood. LA Firestorm also features expert insights from a retired fire captain and fire chief who detail the daunting logistics of fighting a city-sized fire, as well as a look at megafires across the world and lessons learned to better understand and fight fires in the future.

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