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The author of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Palisades fire after-action report refused to endorse the final version due to significant deletions and revisions that he believed compromised its integrity, raising concerns about transparency, accountability, and potential cover-ups in the department's handling of the fire.
An analysis of the deadly wildfire that overtook the town of Lahaina in Hawaii last year revealed that the Maui Fire Department did little to prepare crews in areas at risk despite warnings of high wildfire danger, leading to delays of up to an hour in deploying them to the fire lines as workers struggled to gather equipment for their vehicles. The after-action report highlighted the decision to pursue minimal upstaffing and prepositioning of resources despite dire weather alerts, and recommended the use of new technology to monitor potential fire danger and position firefighters and equipment in high-risk areas.
The Maui Police Department released a preliminary after-action report detailing its response to the Aug. 8 wildfires, which led to the deaths of at least 100 people in Lahaina. The report includes 32 recommendations for improvement and reveals challenges faced by officers, including communication and equipment issues. The report also provides the locations of where the victims were found and highlights the chaotic situation officers navigated during the fires. The department is working on implementing the recommendations and plans to complete the final after-action report in six to 12 months.
Maui police released a 98-page preliminary after-action report detailing 32 recommendations following the Lahaina wildfire, including the need for optional earpieces for communication during hazardous conditions and the possibility of a real-time crime center. The report also outlined the locations where victims were recovered and the establishment of a dedicated Cold Case Unit. The department's response to the wildfire was praised, and efforts to bring closure to families of the victims continue.
Military veterans are criticizing National Security Council spokesman John Kirby and the Biden administration's after-action report on the chaotic Afghan pullout. Kirby defended the withdrawal as largely successful and noted the report's purpose was "not accountability." However, veterans like Chad Robichaux, a retired Marine, and co-founder of the Save Our Allies group, called Kirby's presentation "a national tragedy" and accused him of lying. Retired Green Beret Scott Mann also criticized the lack of accountability, while retired Lt. Col. Danny Davis disagreed with Kirby's claims of "not chaos" on the ground in Kabul. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also expressed outrage at criticisms of the previous administration.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that the State Department should have done more to prepare for a worst-case scenario in Afghanistan, according to a review led by Ambassador Dan Smith. Blinken highlighted five lessons learned during the review, including the need for more urgent planning and preparation for a potential collapse of the Afghan government. The department's own contingency plans were inhibited by concerns that open preparation might send the wrong signal to Afghans and the government. The report also found a lack of clear authority on who led the evacuation operation, competing and conflicting guidance from Washington on evacuation priorities, and a lack of clear tracking of Americans in Afghanistan.