But that was no campfire rolling toward her home the night of Oct. 8th. As bad as it looked, Kathryn did not know for certain the firestorm's destructive potential and blames Sonoma County's emergency response for that. "It was an epic failure." Now California's Office of Emergency Services is criticizing Sonoma County for not being faster and more efficient about warning people. Tuesday, Supervisor James Gore heard a briefing of the as yet to be released report. "I want to apologize to everyone in Sonoma County for our not having the foresight to review things to the point where they needed to be," said Gore.