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 ...
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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 ...
Particularly Dangerous Situation warning issued, Los Angeles County reopens Altadena to residents
Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme ...
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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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L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
In 2018, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency made news after ... evacuate some parts of western Altadena around 2 a.m. Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has called for an independent ...
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Local Politics
The Los Gatos Town Council at its Tuesday meeting voted to set aside $1 million for emergency management efforts ... needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires Local Politics | California ...
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Entire LA County receives evacuation alert by mistake
The Los Angeles City Emergency Management Department said an emergency alert to phones warning residents of possible evacuations was sent to the entire county by mistake, adding evacuation orders ...
Los Angeles Times12d
What happened Saturday through Monday, Jan. 18-20: Southern California braces for latest threat of extreme weather
A “particularly dangerous situation” warning is set to go into effect Monday at noon and last through Tuesday at 10 a.m. for swaths of Los Angeles ... the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
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Officials call for Eaton Fire evacuation alert investigation after delays, deaths
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn ... The alert system is operated by the Office of Emergency Management. On Tuesday, Barger introduced a motion to retain a consultant with ...
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'Heartbreaking:' Wildfires leave Los Angeles communities in ruins. See photos of the damage
Since multiple fires ignited across various communities in Los ... Emergency Management Agency programs. "That said, that was a heartbreaking weekend for a lot of people in Los Angeles," Biden ...
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Update: Eatonhurst Postfire Baer in Los Angeles County – Jan. 18 status
"THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERYThere are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands:- Fire Suppression Repair- Emergency ... of an Incident Management Team.
East Bay Times8d
Los Gatos council okays $1 million for emergency management in wake of LA fires
The Los Gatos Town Council at its Tuesday meeting voted to set aside $1 million for emergency management efforts ... in light of the destruction in Los Angeles. “The whole point of what we ...