Los Angeles County agencies had the chance to review and propose edits to the after-action report on emergency alerting during the Eaton and Palisades Fires, but the county has refused to release drafts of the report in response to a public records request by KNX News.
The analysis by the McChrystal Group, which cost the county $1.9 million in taxpayer funds, was criticized after its September release for failing to answer key questions or to hold any agency or individual accountable for the multi-hour delay in sending alerts to West Altadena, where 18 of the 19 Eaton Fire victims died.
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