After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its system
Kevin McGowan, director of L.A. County's Office of Emergency Management, said that the problem was caused by a software ...
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After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its system
The faulty messages that bombarded residents’ phones ... alert, to affected residents. According to a preliminary assessment, the false echo alerts that continued to go out on Friday occurred as ...
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‘Not human driven': Here's why erroneous evacuation alerts were sent in LA County
The county's director of emergency management said the cell phone alerts have already ... Not receiving an alert can be a consequence of life and death." McGowan said the evacuation maps on ...
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More Erroneous Emergency Alerts Sent Overnight
The alert about evacuation warnings was only supposed to be sent to people in the affected area near that fire, but instead, it was sent to cell phones throughout most of the county, including ...
California wildfires: Death toll rises to 16 as Palisades Fire expands east to Brentwood and Encino
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...
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California wildfires live updates: Palisades Fire expands east to Brentwood and Encino
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...