By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
Los Angeles County is hosting a series of three in-person community listening sessions for residents to share their experiences with Palisades fire emergency alerts and evacuations.
“The LA County Board of Supervisors—in a motion led by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and Supervisor Kathryn Barger—recently commissioned an independent after-action review of alerts and evacuations for the recent LA fires,” read information sent by the county.
The sessions will be hosted by McChrystal Group—a third-party consultant retained by LA County.
“Insights captured in these sessions will help inform recommendations for improvements to emergency alert and evacuation procedures,” the statement read.
The next community listening session will take place Thursday, April 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Topanga Community Center, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Boulevard. The final session will take place on Tuesday, April 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Malibu Public Library, 23519 Civic Center Way. The first session took place at Santa Monica College on Monday, April 7.
To participate, register in advance here.
“The goal of these community listening sessions is to capture a wide variety of experiences and feedback to better understand the public’s experience with emergency alert and preparedness for wildfires,” the county said.
If residents are unable to attend, feedback can still be provided via a survey. For more information, email lac.aar.inquiries@mcchrystalgroup.com.
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