Months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in January, an independent review of Los Angeles County’s emergency response, specifically on public alerts to evacuation protocols, revealed “a series of weaknesses” amid the devastating and deadly fires.

The 133-page report commissioned by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and conducted by the McChrystal Group was released on Thursday, Sept. 25. It assesses the county’s alert and evacuation systems during the fires and provides recommendations for future response efforts.

There was “no single point of failure” related to how alerts, warnings, notifications, and evacuations were conducted, but rather a “series of weaknesses” such as outdated policies and inconsistent practices that impacted how effective it was, the report said. A

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