Los Angeles – External review of the Los Angeles province on January Fetnati fires I found the lack of ancient resources and policies to send emergency alerts that led to a delay in warning the population of the need to evacuate when the biology began to fire in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.
The independent post -action report produced by the McCichrystal Consulting Company was assigned by the provincial supervisors a few weeks after the killing of Eaton and Palisades fires more than 30 people Thousands of homes destroy In very dense areas in Los Angeles Province.
The report, issued on Thursday, says a series of weaknesses, including “old policies, unequivocal practices and communications continued, hindered the effectiveness of the boycott’s response.
The Associated Press found some population Emergency alerts did not receive Until a good time after homes rose in fire.
The report indicated a shortage of employees, including a large number of vice -vacgering deputy and the Emergency Management Office. In addition, the first respondents and accident leaders were unable to constantly share information due to the unreliable cellular communication, the methods of uninterrupted field reports, and the use of various unsuccessful platforms.
The report says: “While the respondents were decisively in the front lines, and in many cases, heroic, in the face of unusual circumstances, the events emphasized the need for clearer policies, stronger training, integrated tools, and improving public communications.”
Provincial officials said in a press statement that it is not intended to investigate or evaluate the blame.
The Emergency Management Office began collecting its employment plan for heavy winds expected on January 3, four days before the fires of Palisades and Eaton ignited. However, an employee with experienced OEM was sent outside the city to attend a training event. This means that many of the least -less knowledgeable employees were in major locations, according to the report.
They were also working with some new emergency notification programs offered by a current seller: The boycott signed the expanded contract with the Genasys emergency alert company in November, immediately before the holidays. Only four employees were trained on Genasys when the fires were struck, according to the report.
The review also found that the process of delivering the evacuation decision to the public was slow and complex and includes many leadership roles and the need for stable communication channels between departments at the boycott level.
In the event of a Palisades fire, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Sharif Administration identified the areas that require evacuation. Then they informed these areas to a member of the province’s emergency management office at the accident command center. Then this person made a phone call or sent a text message to another employee in OEM, who is in the emergency operations center, then updated the system that was set by the third party seller and caused an alert to the public.
During the January fires, according to the report, this process took between 20 and 30 minutes. The authors of the report note that this represents an improvement, though, on the old system that took between 30 and 60 minutes until the audience receives an evacuation notice.
However, the report notes that many boycott methods to alert the public require selection.
“If the residents are not aware or do not share these services, such as Alert Los Angeles County, then Genasys Protect and Watchdty will not benefit from alerts and notifications sent from these systems.”
The Los Angeles County Council is scheduled to review the 133 -page report when it meets next Tuesday.
The causes of the two fires are still under investigation.
Post -movement and investigations reports revealed problems with other Kalifia fire alert systems: 2017 Tubbs FireWho killed 22 people in Santa Rosa; the 2018 Camp Fire, who killed 85 people in heaven; the Wolse fireWho started on the same day and killed three in Malibu; As well as in Colorado 2021 Marshall FireThat destroyed more than 1000 homes Outside Denver and in Hawaii 2023 Fire LahinaThat destroys that historical city and 102 killed.
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