Newport Beach teen’s early wildfire warning system deployed to protect Laguna Canyon
High school junior Ryan Honary spent six years transforming a temperature sensor on a simple circuit board he designed for a ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during LA wildfires
After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems in other California blazes: in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people in Santa Rosa; the 2018 Camp Fire, which ...
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.
Alert system for Scotia Fire Department raises alarms
A proposal to install an alert system in the new Scotia fire station is raising alarms with some village lawmakers, who ...
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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
Over the next three hours, fire crews would go from begging for ... a list of 57 links to other specific neighborhood or city alert system signups, as well as a general one covering 19 other ...
The families of L.A. wildfire victims confront the failures that prevented escape
One month after the devastation, the public and California’s government are facing tough questions about their approach to ...
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Electrical fire in Read Residence Hall displaces ‘small number' of students Thursday night
At approximately 10:25 p.m., an IU Bloomington alert instructed displaced students to report to the Forest Residence Hall ...
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False fire alert at MSU Bozeman during system test
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State University (MSU) accidentally sent out a fire alert on campus. MSU Communications clarified ...
New alert system in Colonie to offer residents more notification options
A new mass notification alert system for Colonie Town residents begins Monday, offering enhanced communication options like ...
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North Fork wildfire now 60% contained in western North Carolina
NEBO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thanks to rain the North Fork Fire in western North Carolina is now 60% contained at over 600 acres.
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
It’s an increasingly common issue: After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems in other California blazes: in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people in Santa ...