L.A. Was Warned About Deadly Wildfires. Did It Do Enough to Prepare? NYT Par : Shawn Hubler, Alexandra Berzon, Soumya Karlamangla, Thomas Fuller and Danny Hakim 2 février 2025 à 09:00 Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad fire was likely. Did they do enough to get ready? © Erin Schaff/The New York TimesBurned homes in the rain on Jan. 26 after the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif. There were problems with the public alert system in the area of the fire, which was even deadlier than the one in the Palisades.