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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer ... who lost homes in the Eaton Fire told The Associated ...
What is a ‘fire weather watch'? What the weather alert means for Chicago
Dry, gusty conditions in Northeastern Illinois led the National Weather Service to issue a fire weather watch for the entire ...
WLRN24d
Extreme fire warnings keep LA residents on high alert
This is a developing story. For the latest local updates head to LAist.com and sign up for breaking news alerts. Forecasters are warning of extreme fire danger across the Los Angeles area ...
Newsweek10d
Nebraska Warned of Fires As Alert Issued for First Time in Months
The Wilentz Fire burns a pine tree on cattle grazing land north of Hay Springs, Nebraska, in 2012. Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty NWS Hastings issued the warning early Monday morning. It will go into ...
Los Angeles Times28d
Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What’s wrong with L.A.’s emergency system?
County officials announced Friday they are overhauling their emergency alert system after residents across the Los Angeles area continued to receive erroneous emergency alerts that urged them to ...
NBC Los Angeles15d
17 deaths reported in area that did not receive alert until hours after Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County supervisors are looking into the emergency alert system after residents in one area of the Eaton Fire were not alerted until several hours after the blaze had started.
Long Beach congressman leads probe into LA County’s faulty evacuation alerts during wildfires
Congressman Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, hopes this investigation will prevent tragedy in future emergencies and minimize ...
San Diego Union-Tribune29d
These apps and alert programs can help San Diegans prepare and get notifications during a wildfire
As San Diegans hunker down amid another period of strong Santa Ana winds and a red flag fire weather warning ... do not need to sign up, according to county officials, but for alerts from ...