Friday, December 5, 2025

First West Altadena Home to Be Rebuilt After Eaton Fire Will Receive County Approval Today

Los Angeles County officials will today issue the first certificate of occupancy for a rebuilt home in West Altadena following the devastating Eaton Fire, marking a milestone in the community’s recovery.

Supervisor Kathryn Barger is scheduled to commemorate the occasion at the Grandeur Avenue property of John Dyson, a lifelong West Altadena resident whose family has lived on the site for 48 years. Dyson helped build the original home with his father, a legacy that will be renewed through the reconstruction.

The rebuilt residence — a 1,470-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath single-family home — will also include a newly constructed Accessory Dwelling Unit to support multigenerational living. According to Supervisor Barger’s office, the project represents meaningful progress toward restoring family stability and helping residents return home after the wildfire’s destruction.

Joining Barger at the event will be the Dyson family — John, Darlina, and Deborah Dyson — along with Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Public Works, and Amy J. Bodek, director of the Department of Regional Planning. The ceremony will feature the signing of the certificate of occupancy.

and exterior and interior visuals of the rebuilt home.

The Eaton Fire, which tore through Altadena earlier this year, disproportionately impacted West Altadena, where past decades of discriminatory housing policies had concentrated Black families in areas directly in the fire’s path. Emergency management systems failed to protect many residents until it was too late. Many residents lost their home and generations of family artifacts.