jtdiii: Did you make this up? "The ongoing work of the accounting firm was compromised due to problems and complications the accounting firm's personnel had as a consequence of the fires."
First of all, Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein, LLP is located on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The partner over the engagement is Mark Abrams. I spoke to his assistant who knows of no fire-related issues with the two accountants who handle e.Digital.
Second, the quarterly statements are not audited. They are done by managagement (although they may ask the accountants to review them).
Remember also that RP stated in the web cast that all or almost all of the employees were working on the day of the web cast and made no mention of why Renee was not part of the presentation. Perhaps she doesn't come off well when reading a script.
So, as tragic as the fires are, they can not be used as an excuse for not having even preliminary numbers ready for the web cast.