Investigation launched into L.A. County’s faulty emergency alert system
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) has sent letters to L.A. County and software company Genasys requesting information on ...
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Investigation underway after millions receive erroneous evacuation alerts during LA wildfires
A new investigation is underway into emergency alerts that were sent by mistake to millions of southern Californians as the ...
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LA County board approves motion calling for independent review of emergency notifications
A motion calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems used to alert residents during the January ...
Long Beach congressman leads probe into LA County’s faulty evacuation alerts during wildfires
Congressman Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, hopes this investigation will prevent tragedy in future emergencies and minimize ...
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Second LA County evacuation alert sent in error to phones in overnight hours
A second erroneous evacuation alert was sent overnight ... Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. Kevin McGowan, director of the county Office of Emergency Management, said that the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during LA wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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LA County's evacuation alert system broke down during fires. Why California has strugglee to do better
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many ...