L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles ...
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Entire LA County receives evacuation alert by mistake
The alerts have been more frequent than usual in the last week due to a destructive Santa Ana windstorm that fanned wildfires ...
Evacuation alert mistakenly sent to LA County residents
A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon. However, it was meant for people in the order and warning zones for the Kenneth Fire in ...
LA county wants probe into delayed evacuation alerts in Eaton fire area where 17 died
The investigation is critical for not only understanding what happened, but for ensuring it never happens again, said an ...
A ‘dangerously unacceptable breakdown’ led to errant or delayed evacuation warnings in LA. The rest of the US isn’t immune
Myriad problems have plagued Los Angeles County’s alert system as wildfires torch America’s most populous county. But the ...
17 deaths reported in Los Angeles area that did not receive alert until hours after wildfire broke out
Los Angeles County supervisors are looking into the alert system after residents in the Eaton Fire area were not alerted ...
LA fires: Delayed wildfire evacuation notices prompt call for independent investigation into emergency alert system
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during ...
LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 9,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
The Hughes wildfire in LA County has prompted Red flag warnings and evacuation orders across Southern California ...
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Hughes Fire in Castaic puts 50,000 residents in evacuation orders or warnings
The Hughes Fire burned more than 10,000 acres across the Castaic, forcing 55,000 residents into evacuation orders or warnings ...
Areas in Southern California remain under evacuation orders as fires continue
Mandatory evacuation orders are still in place. As of 11:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, all areas under evacuation orders and ...
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False Los Angeles Wildfire Evacuation Warnings Spark Panic
False Los Angeles Wildfire Evacuation Warnings Spark Panic, emergency notification, Paradise Fire, Eaton Fire, alerts ...