Altadena, California
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The investigation is driven by a key question. Did the Los Angeles County Fire Department delay notification and evacuation for West Altadena?
The California DOJ’s announced civil rights investigation into the Eaton fire evacuation response in West Altadena was a historic first step for accountability, survivors said.
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Did LA County Fire delay in evacuating Black neighbors of Altadena during Eaton Fire?
California authorities are investigating whether race, age or disability played a role in delays in emergency notifications or evacuations in Altadena, more than a year after the wildfire killed 19 people.
Wearing protective gear, Eaton fire victims Windy Crick, right, hugs her neighbor Ray Ahn, after they searched for keepsakes and valuables amid the rubble of their burned out homes on W. Marigold Street, as residents return to what's left of it all in ...