{"id":8369,"date":"2026-07-10T02:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/real-housewives-star-reveals-son-was-involved-in-starting-a-wildfire\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T02:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:56:55","slug":"real-housewives-star-reveals-son-was-involved-in-starting-a-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/real-housewives-star-reveals-son-was-involved-in-starting-a-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Real Housewives&#8217; star reveals son was involved in starting a wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F133934448.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Where there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal Housewives of Orange County\u201d star Jennifer Pedranti confirmed the \u201crumblings\u201d Thursday that one of her sons was involved with starting a wildfire in Ladera Ranch, California, and is now facing \u201cconsequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pedranti did not name which son, but she shares four sons with ex-husband William Pedranti \u2014 22-year-old Harrison, 19-year-old Dawson, 16-year-old Greyson and 12-year-old Dominic.<\/p>\n<p>The former couple also share daughter Everleigh, 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe and others were involved,\u201d Jennifer wrote. \u201cMy ex husband and myself take this very serious. This behavior is unacceptable and we are deeply sorry to our community. This is a tough learning moment for our son and our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cReal Housewives of Orange County\u201d star Jennifer Pedranti, seen here on \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d in October 2024, revealed one of her sons was involved in starting a wildfire in Ladera Ranch, California, on Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">Charles Sykes\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In a stagement posted to her Instagram Stories, seen above, she said she and her ex-husband were taking this \u201cvery serious\u201d and called her son\u2019s behavior \u201cunacceptable.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jennifer Pedranti\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe were so thankful there was no property damage and nobody was hurt. The fire and police were absolutely amazing and gave these boys a lesson they will never forget,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star, 49, said that while there were no arrests made, their son will be disciplined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will be taking a fire safety course to make sure a mistake like this never happens again,\u201d she shared. \u201cThere are consequences within our family and we will make sure our son learns from this accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pedranti said her son will face \u201cconsequences\u201d for his involvement in starting the fire, an image of which is seen here, such as \u201ctaking a fire safety course to make sure a mistake like this never happens again.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The reality star also said she\u2019s \u201cthankful\u201d there was \u201cno property damage and nobody was hurt\u201d from the blaze, which is seen being managed by firefighters in the above photo. <span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The fire, an image of which is seen here, spread across seven acres and was fought by firefighters on the ground and from the air. <span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ladera Ranch fire was reported at 4:45 p.m. local time Tuesday, but firefighters \u2014 both on the ground and in the air in a coordinated effort \u2014 were able to contain the flames after it spread across seven acres.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters were able to stop the blaze before it reached nearby homes.<\/p>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/us-narrow-fire-breaks-out-in-ladera-ranch-backyard-hills\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX09XU1BDQzI2MDE0MzAwMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Reuters<\/a>, the brush fire broke out in the backyard hills of Ladera Ranch and prompted a rapid response from the Orange County Fire Authority, which used aircraft to drop fire retardant on the flames alongside ground crews.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pedranti has been a member of the \u201cRHOC\u201d cast since season 17 and is back for the show\u2019s milestone 20th season, premiering July 9. <span class=\"credit\">Koury Angelo\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pedranti split from her ex-husband, William, in 2021 and is now engaged to Ryan Boyajian. The couple are seen together at the \u201cRHOC\u201d Season 20 premiere party on June 30. <span class=\"credit\">Todd Williamson\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jennifer, who has been a main cast member on \u201cRHOC\u201d since Season 17, split from William in 2021 after nearly 20 years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>She got engaged to real estate developer Ryan Boyajian, 48, in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer\u2019s post about her son\u2019s involvement in the Ladera Ranch wildfire comes the same day \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/09\/entertainment\/how-to-watch-rhoc-season-20-premiere-for-free-cast-time\/\">returns for its milestone 20th season on Bravo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/09\/celebrity-news\/real-housewives-star-reveals-son-was-involved-in-starting-a-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s fire. \u201cReal Housewives of Orange County\u201d star Jennifer Pedranti confirmed the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/133934448.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}