By Suhauna HussainLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Atop the aerial ladder of a bright red fire engine, a firefighter wrangles a hose. “Pancake Breakfast” is one of the dozens of floats expected to roll through Pasadena on New Year’s Day in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade. It was built by volunteers from Sierra Madre, a small foothill town that narrowly escaped the worst of the Eaton fire, which destroyed swaths of Altadena in January. That’s it.”Shaffer said members of the association vote each year on some 40 float design submissions that are in line with a theme put forth by Tournament of Roses officials. The theme of the 137th Rose Parade is “The Magic in Teamwork.”It’s one of only five floats in the upcoming Rose Parade that are built by volunteers from the communities sponsoring them.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2025 14:50 UTC