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 ...
Bill would require public schools to send alerts if immigration agents show up on campus
Amid concerns over mass deportations, a new bill in the state legislature would require California public schools to send ...
Brazos County residents left confused after a vague emergency alert over the weekend
Just after 4 p.m. this Sunday, Brazos County residents received a missing person alert. The message included a brief physical ...
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L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...
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Hawaii Set for Monthly Siren Test on February 3, Residents to Prepare for Emergency Alerts
Hawaii will conduct its monthly outdoor warning siren and Emergency Alert System test on February 3 at 11:45 a.m.
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LA County board approves motion calling for independent review of emergency notifications
A motion calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems used to alert residents during the January ...
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Wallingford Fire Department installs new device that alerts drivers of incoming emergency vehicles
The Wallingford Fire Department is utilizing a new device that sends an alert out to drivers when an emergency vehicle is ...
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during ...
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LA County supervisors call for independent review of emergency notification system
The county Board of Supervisors approved a motion calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems ...
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After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its 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 ...