LA Times on MSN11d
As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the ...
Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
As the Eaton fire spread, many areas were notified of evacuation warnings and orders well in advance. In the heart of ...
AOL11d
As Altadena waited for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced 'chaotic' conditions
The fire came first, and people died in Altadena The handling of the fire ... Sheriff's officials maintained a map of evacuation areas covered with clear plexiglass and a grease pencil to mark ...
Newsweek29d
Altadena Resident Reveals Chaotic Eaton Fire Evacuation: 'Too Late'
An Altadena resident who lost her family ... continues to be used by emergency personnel to map evacuation zones, inform evacuation decisions, and accelerate communication to the public." ...
LA wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality
Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the ...
NBC Los Angeles21d
17 deaths reported in area that did not receive alert until hours after Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County supervisors are looking into the emergency alert system after residents in one area of the Eaton Fire were not alerted until several hours after the blaze had started.
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe ...
The Daily Item23d
Western Altadena got evacuation order hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
Many neighborhoods in eastern Altadena and surrounding ... of false security” because the fire appeared to be moving eastward on the evacuation maps, which she was checking regularly, she ...