The delay of dangerous fire notifications in the port of concern a la Spark

The Los Angeles Fire Department waited nearly six hours after responding to a dangerous fire call in the Port of La on Friday to order residents to immediately smoke and shut out all toxic smoke.

The Shelter-In-Pret Order for the San Pedro and Wilmington areas was lifted at 6:30 a.m. Saturday when Fire Crews found a human hand on a pole attached to the tracks of the cargo yudson.

However, it was not until 8:58 PM on Sunday – more than 38 hours after the order expired – that many citizens received a series of alerts informing them that the order had been lifted.

In addition, some residents of Rancho Palos Verdes reported accidentally receiving shelter-in-place warnings from the city’s La Joity Alert System. The city of Rancho Palos Verdes issued a statement via email and social media around 1:30 AM on Saturday advising residents to disregard the order.

These drop-off times and errors have raised concerns among residents, including the effectiveness of the county’s emergency alert systems — a debate that was rife in the Eastan fire in January.

The LA Fire Department and the city’s Department of Emergency Management did not respond to requests for comment Monday.

An earlier investigation revealed that there was a delay in evacuation orders in the Altadena area where the Eaton Fight Fire occurred.

According to the January wildfires, evacuation orders aimed at the small area of ​​Calabasas were sent out on a countywide basis. The same thing happened this month when the city of South Pasadena’s Emergency Alert System sent a message to phones in La County.

“We are truly grateful that there is an emergency awareness program in this city and the County, but it does not help when the warnings come out late,” said San Pedro Sandra Waddell, pointing to the tragic results during the January fire.

Waddell said he was concerned about the six-hour delay between when the toxic fire was initially dispatched and the evacuation alert was sent to the area. He also noted that this was not the first time notices were sent to residents in the wrong area.

“It seems that there is still work to be done in these programs,” he said.

The Fire Department first responded to reports of an electrical fire from below the deck of the 1,100-Foot Cargo Ship Henry Hudson at 6:38 PM Friday.

This incident was said to be a major emergency as 186 workers were sent to the scene of a dangerous fire wearing fire protection gear such as body suits and oxygen.

Around midnight, the fire department issued a shelter-in-place order on its website and social media. Residents were told to close windows and doors, keep pets inside and turn off air conditioning due to air quality concerns.

After that, and at 12:36 in the morning, a wireless emergency alert was sent to the shelter of the fire department of the Shelter-in-place with the warning of the city of LA, according to PBS’ warning, which ends in all warnings. Residents also reported receiving an Order-In-Prece Order email alert at approximately 12:35 am from the Department of Emergency Management.

The vessel was removed from the harbor overnight and anchored in the open sea as firefighters continued to battle it Saturday morning, according to a security incident where the vessel was moved to its anchorage.

High on fire, 100 containers turned into four different parts of the ship, according to the Fire Department Tptpt. Adam Vangerpen.

DEPARTMENT OF POWER DISCONNECTION AND CONNECTION ORDERS-IN-PATE OFREDE was lifted at 6: 30 AM Saturday morning as monitoring of air quality by the Environmental Protection Agency showed results within the normal range. However, it was not until 9 PM on Sunday that the city of LA Telephone and email notifications about the proposed orders were sent directly to many residents.

The fire was still raging Monday as the Coast Guard continued efforts to contain the fire at sea, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Steven Groner. As soon as the fire is over, there will be a Salvage operation, followed by an investigation into the cause of the fire and the hazardous materials burned, he said.

Staff members Grace Tracy, Terry Castleman and Suhauna Hussain contributed to this report.