As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes ...
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Southern California Congress members call for investigation into LA County's emergency alert system
More than a dozen members of Congress signed letters calling for a further look into the emergency alert messaging system that sent an erroneous evacuation warning to thousands of Los Angeles County ...
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California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Reach Full Containment
Jan. 10, 8 a.m. PSTKevin McGowan, director of Los Angeles County’s Office of Emergency Management, apologized during a press conference for an evacuation alert mistakenly sent to millions of ...
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California Wildfire Updates: Hughes Fire 100% Contained As Palisades, Eaton Fires Near Full Containment
Jan. 10, 8 a.m. PSTKevin McGowan, director of Los Angeles County’s Office of Emergency Management, apologized during a press conference for an evacuation alert mistakenly sent to millions of ...
California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage ...
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Final Palisades Evacuation Orders Lifted
With the burn area nearly fully contained, final evacuation orders stemming from the deadly Palisades Fire were lifted, allowing residents Tuesday to return to their properties, but another death tied ...