As the Eaton fire spread, many areas were notified of evacuation warnings and orders well in advance. In the heart of ...

With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...

CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the ...

For many, warning of the approaching firestorm came either very late, or not-at-all. The county is now investigating.

Briana Johnson, who lost her family home in the Eaton Fire, told Newsweek about the lack of communication as she was being evacuated.

Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the ...

Claire Wavell stands near a casita, destroyed in the Eaton fire, in the backyard of her family's home in Altadena on Jan. 10, 2025. The majority of the home survived the Eaton fire and is still ...

By Claire Fahy Reporting from Los Angeles As the first embers of the Eaton fire began showering homes in Pasadena and Altadena, Calif., this month, evacuation orders went out within minutes.

Read more: They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena The handling of the fire has come under increasing scrutiny as residents and others question ...

Entire neighborhoods in Altadena were destroyed by the deadly Eaton fire. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) ...