Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What's wrong with L.A.'s emergency system?
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.
After false alerts panic millions, officials move to State system for evacuation notification
After a second round of false alerts rattled Los Angeles County, officials in charge of notifying Angelenos about life threatening dangers are handing responsibility for distribution of evacuation alerts over to the State.
Officials apologize for erroneous evacuation alerts sent to residents during California wildfires
Officials in Los Angeles apologized for a set of erroneous alert messages that were sent to residents telling them to evacuate areas that were not impacted by wildfires.
LA Residents Rattled by False Evacuation Alert Sent to Phones
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.
Some Los Angeles County residents received "erroneous" fire evacuation alerts, officials say
Some residents across Los Angeles County woke up Friday to a wireless emergency evacuation alert, but county officials confirmed it was another "erroneous" message.
False wildfire emergency alerts sent to millions in Southern California
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is proposing that the county’s emergency alert system be disabled until a solution to the technical error that caused millions to erroneously receive evacuation warnings is fixed.
Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to large number of Los Angeles residents
An alert to evacuate from the Los Angeles County Fire Department on Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.
More explanation about the false emergency alerts
L.A. County Emergency Management Director Kevin McGowan responds to a FOX 11 question about the alert system, which draws a frustrated response from L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger.
Los Angeles apologizes over fire evacuation false alarms
Emergency managers in Los Angeles apologized Friday after false evacuation alerts sparked panic in a city on edge over an unprecedented wildfire disaster.Kevin McGowan, the director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management,
California wildfires live updates: New evacuation orders as Palisades fire expands east
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...
Authorities investigate errant wildfire emergency alerts sent to millions
County Supervisor Janice Hahn is proposing that the county’s emergency alert system be disabled until a solution to the technical error, which causes millions to receive evacuation ...
Live Updates: New evacuation orders in Palisades Fire as blaze moves east
The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Kenneth fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 12,000 ...
New evacuation orders as Palisades fire expands
California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.
Where are evacuation orders in place for the California wildfires? See maps
See maps of where evacuation orders and warnings are in place for three wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.
Staying safe in a wildfire: What to pack and when to evacuate
Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little ...