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The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.
State regulators criticized Southern California Edison for falling behind in inspecting transmission lines in areas at high risk of wildfires just months before the deadly Eaton fire, according to state documents.
Nine of the fire victims died in the Palisades fire and 16 in the Eaton fire in Altadena, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner and Sheriff Robert Luna.
Kevin McGowan, director of L.A. County’s Office of Emergency Management, said that the problem was caused by a software system glitch.
With the Eaton fire bearing down on a Altadena home, a brother and sister had to decide what to do. One left the scene. The other stayed behind. What happened next was a family tragedy.
Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow mistrust in the alert system, potentially endangering residents down the line.
After a lull of the strong gusts, forecasters say winds are expected to pick back up Thursday night, increasing the wildfire risk.
Los bomberos continúan luchando contra el incendio de Palisades, que ha quemado más de 17.200 acres, y el incendio de Eaton, que ha carbonizado al menos 10.600 acres en las áreas de Pasadena y Altadena.
Extreme winds from the north and northeast will continue to blow into the Los Angeles region through Wednesday morning, bringing gusts of up to 80 mph.
California’s population grew by almost a quarter of a million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Experts say the figures represent an important turnaround.
