An independent review showed that the reaction of the Los Angles County was affected by problems with alarm and evaciation protocols to January.
The review, which was carried out by the consulting company McChrystal Group and commissioned by the district supervisors, showed that “a series of weaknesses, intended outdated guidelines, inconsistent practices and trifles” led to a beefective reaction to the palisades and Eaton fires.
The forest fires burned 37,000 acres over three weeks, destroyed 16,251 buildings and led to 31 deaths. Together they were the most destructive forest fires in the history of the district.
Out of 133 reporting outlined Five improvement areas For the district: evacuation protocols, training of emergency, resource management, coordination in various authorities and communities.
It has not been determined that the speed of warnings and evacuations were hindered by communication failures, which result from “unreliable cellular connectivity, inconsistent field methods and the use of variations not connected”.
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According to the report, the coordination between several cities and fire departments should expressly treat this training in order to ensure proper communication. It should also be concentrated on areas in which we were not normally not prone to vulnerable in the preview. “
Before January, the last running fire in the Altadena area – where the Eaton fire was mainly affected – was over three decades ago. The area of the Pacific Palisades, on the other hand, saw an increased “extent of cooperation and willingness” Angles County Fire and Sheriff’s Department.
The report also emphasized the need for prior communication to the public about information sources during a crisis. The country also called for future forest fires to set up a common duuring Future forest fires. A nationwide Jic was only created in January. 9, two days after the start of the forest fires.
“A colony framework for public relations and education, which is created in cooperation with local and state partner agencies, will strengthen resistance and effectively strengthen the number of supporters”, the report.
In A opinionThe chairman of the Los Angles County Board of Supervisors, Kathryn Barger, said that the report “not about showing fingers”, but to get a clear picture of how the emergency dealt with the crisis.
“It is about learning lessons, improving security and restoring public trust,” added Barger, whose Jurisdiction Includes Altadena. “My committee
County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, his Jurisdiction Contains Pacific Palisades, as “a critical step towards accountability” in the same statement.
“This report is only as strong as the following campaign,” noted Horvath. “While air -conditioned disasters accelerate, we have to concentrate on education and prevention, training and community partnerships that really prepare us.”
The city of Los Angles will apply its own report on its running fire reaction according to state regulations, said Mayor Karen Bass (D) in release Last month.
A spokesman for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)
“In the coming weeks, the first of this report will be published to record that California have a complete and transparent accounting of what we can build a stronger director of system films.” Speaker added.