All 17 deaths in Eaton Fire were in a zone where evacuation orders took hours to arrive
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent review of emergency notification systems after some residents ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Tips to Stay Safe if a Hotel Fire Erupts
On a vacation, the potential for fires is often far from mind. But in rare instances, terrifying tragedy can come fast.
Los Angeles Times5d
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
officials did not use Wireless Emergency Alerts technology, opting for a system that sent out evacuation orders to less than a third of residents. Eighty-five people died, prompting a litany of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Press-Telegram1d
Final evacuation orders lifted for Palisades fire
The orders for the final two neighborhoods within the Los Angeles portion of the fire area were lifted shortly after noon.
Los Angeles Times7d
Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
Records, radio logs and interviews show that residents living west of Lake Avenue were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours after the Eaton fire started. Residents said they ...
The New York Times7d
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Area Where Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
In an emergency, incident command officials from the county fire department and the sheriff’s office identify areas for evacuation. The sheriff approves them, and the county’s Office of ...
People4d
L.A. Officials Call for Investigation After Delayed Fire Evacuation Alerts
Now, county officials are calling for an independent investigation into the delay of the evacuation alert — which comes on the heels of other issues with the emergency alert system, including ...
Why does California keep botching emergency evacuation alerts?
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.
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Mystery as Department of Justice evacuated with 'emergency order issued'
An emergency evacuation order due to an unknown threat at the Department of Justice building in Washington D.C. led to ...