Commentary: Bungled warnings hit weary Eaton and Palisades fire victims like 'a sucker punch'

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Thanks to dogged reporting, we know that mistakes were made and the cost is incalculable.

A total of 31 people died and 16,000 structures were destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton fires.

After everything endured by victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires, they didn’t need yet another indignity, another gut punch, another reason to throw their heads back and scream.

But that’s exactly what they’ve gotten, with mounting evidence that in each of the historically destructive infernos, fumbles by fire department personnel contributed to disastrous consequences.

For months, there’s been legitimate outrage over staffing, preparation, strategies and resources. But in recent days, a coup