Emergency management officials not to blame for west Altadena alert failures, sources say
Los Angeles County Emergency Management Officers responsible for sending evacuation alerts have not been instructed to notify West Altadena residents for a long time since Eaton Fire was barreled into the area. County fire or sheriff’s officials apparently hadn’t moved the alert, causing many Western Altadena residents to escape with flames and a terrifying swirl […]
L.A. County had extra firefighters ready. How many were near Altadena?
LA County Fire Chief Anthony Malone woke up on January 7 at his home in San Fernando Valley and woke up to a swimming pool filled with leaves and roof shingles. John O’Brien, Deputy Deputy Deputy of Malone, told his boss that his Sierra Madre House would be blown away from the basics. At around […]
How L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger plans to help Altadena rebuild
On Saturday morning, Pierre Dupuis greeted Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Berger outside the Altadena Sheriff’s Station and wept in her arms. “Thank you so much,” the 65-year-old lifelong Altadena resident told Berger, sobbing. “So cruel, so cruel.” He and his brother lost their home in the Eaton Fire. The fire destroyed their community and […]
Reflection on Altadena California Fire
Written by Steve Segner, resident of Sedona and formerly of Altadena, California. SEDONA, Ariz. — As I sit here, vacationing in Hawaii, watching the news about the Los Angeles fires, listening to stories of loss, fear, and utter devastation in a place I know so well, I continue to… I want to accept the message […]
