Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow mistrust in the alert system, potentially endangering residents down the line.

Throughout the ongoing wildfires, California officials have relied on emergency alerts to communicate with citizens. This system is an

Beverley Hills residents received “another evacuation alert from the LA County Fire Department” but officials “confirmed this was another error."

An evacuation alert was mistakenly sent to 10 million Los Angeles County residents and then retracted more than 20 minutes later, adding to tensions as Southern California endured a third day of catastrophic fires.

Evacuation orders and an alarm sound were mistakenly sent to residents all over Los Angeles County. The alert was meant only for those affected by the Kenneth Fire.

A mistaken evacuation alert sent to nearly 10 million caused panic in LA county. Officials confirmed it was a software glitch.