A whistleblower complaint filed by a Los Angeles County emergency management employee alleges that a colleague assigned to a key leadership role during the early hours of the Eaton Fire response was asleep for portions of the shift, according to a report by Eyewitness News Channel 7.
The complaint centers on activity inside the county’s Emergency Operations Center during the first night of the wildfire that erupted Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena.
The Emergency Operations Center coordinates the county’s overall response during disasters, bringing together officials from multiple departments to monitor conditions and support field operations.
The employee who filed the complaint told Eyewitness News that the individual assigned to serve as Emergency Operations Center director overnight had a crucial responsibility to monitor the operational picture during the unfolding wildfire response. According to the complaint, staff members working overnight said the director was asleep at times or absent from the operations floor during portions of the shift.
The whistleblower told the station he arrived early the following morning to take over the role and was informed by staff that the director had been sleeping during the overnight activation. The director’s position is responsible for overseeing coordination within the operations center during emergencies.
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