"The long-awaited Los Angeles County report examining the botched evacuation alerts in Altadena during the deadly Eaton fire cited a long list of shortcomings, from preparation to tactics. But the after-action report into the fire that killed 19 people - all but one of them in west Altadena - stopped short of singling out individual leaders for those issues, and it failed to provide a detailed explanation for why evacuation orders in west Altadena came hours after smoke and flames started to threaten the area."
"While the report, by Virginia-based consulting firm McChrystal Group, confirmed The Times' reporting that first revealed the late evacuation orders, it did not detail exactly who or what was responsible for the breakdown, which county officials have previously called "an epic fail." That lack of blame appears to have arisen by design, despite fire victims' repeated calls for accountability."
An after-action assessment of the Eaton fire identified numerous shortcomings across emergency preparation, tactics, and alert systems. Evacuation orders for west Altadena arrived hours after smoke and flames threatened the area, and 19 people died, all but one in west Altadena. The assessment confirmed earlier reporting of late evacuation orders but did not specify who or what caused the breakdown. County officials labeled the failure "epic," while fire victims sought accountability. The assessment was conducted by an outside consulting firm, cost $2 million, and emphasized actionable recommendations rather than assigning wrongdoing or blame.
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