Overview

• The Board of Supervisors voted 5–0 to begin implementing recommendations from the independent after-action review, with progress reports due every 60 days.
• Supervisors directed a study on elevating the Office of Emergency Management to a standalone department after the report labeled preparedness staffing fundamentally inadequate, noting 37 employees and no operating budget.
• The McChrystal Group review identified no single point of failure, citing outdated policies, inconsistent practices, communications vulnerabilities and extreme winds that limited response options.
• Investigators detailed a stark alert disparity in Altadena: residents east of Lake Avenue were warned by 7:26 p.m., while the west side did not receive an alert until 3:25 a.m., where most Eaton Fire deaths occurred.
• Fire survivors and community groups called for an independent investigation by Attorney General Rob Bonta, arguing the report lacks accountability and noting key agencies declined to participate.