Altadena
Americannoun
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That January, she and her son, Sonny, had evacuated their home in Altadena, Calif., as the Eaton fires swept the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The last evacuation zone in west Altadena to receive an evacuation alert came ultimately at 5:50 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
County fire and sheriff’s officials “caused a major gap in communication and a lag in response,” the consequences of which would become clear as incident command fell behind on evacuating west Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
As The Times first reported in January 2025, west Altadena evacuation alerts came “as the fire approached and, in some cases, after it had already begun impacting the area,” the report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
On the day before, we had moved from our apartment in Los Angeles to a house of our own a few miles away in Altadena.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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