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LA fires: Delayed wildfire evacuation notices prompt call for independent investigation into emergency alert system
The delay in evacuation orders has raised serious concerns about the effectiveness of the county's emergency response system.County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath introduced a ...
Los Angeles Times5d
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
A year later, when the Camp fire swept through the town of Paradise, officials did not use Wireless Emergency Alerts technology, opting for a system that sent out evacuation orders to less than a ...
CNN6d
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
“None of us got a red (mandatory evacuation) alert before we felt ready to leave our houses,” he told CNN Wednesday. “You know, we felt heat and fire and that trumps any alert. So a lot of ...
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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 ...