The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will review a report on evacuation policies and alert notification systems for the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, which may have contributed to some of the 31 deaths in both fires, at the next board meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30.
The board will review the findings of the report by the McChrystal Group, a consultant group which began an independent investigation into the delay of the alerts in early February. The group will also be presenting recommendations. The board ordered an after-action review on Jan. 28.
The Eaton fire broke out during intense winds on Jan. 7, ultimately burning 14,021 acres and destroying or damaging over 10,000 structures, Cal Fire data shows. 19 people were killed, mostly in west Altadena, where alerts were