L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.
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Camp Fire survivors offer advice to Southern California fire victims
The Camp Fire, which started because of a downed PG ... During this rebuild, leaders have improved evacuation procedures and set prospects for building fire-wise communities.
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe ...
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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
Branden Silverman said responding to a fire and determining evacuation needs can take some ... which killed 22 people in Santa Rosa; the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people in Paradise; the ...
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As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
As flames exploded from the parched hillsides of Eaton Canyon on Jan. 7, fire agencies faced a crisis far beyond their worst reckoning. In just a few hours, hurricane-force winds would stoke three ...
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Evacuation orders issued after wildfire breaks out in San Diego County; structures threatened
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- Evacuation orders that were issued have expanded due to a growing vegetation fire that broke out in the Bonsall area of San Diego County Tuesday morning. As of 11:30 a ...
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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
Sometimes, the chain breaks. After the wind-driven wildfires broke out in Southern California on Jan. 7, evacuation orders for some neighborhoods — including the part of Altadena where the ...