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 ...
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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 ...
How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
On the afternoon of Jan. 9, nearly 10 million people across Los Angeles County received a warning that they were in danger.
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 ...
Why is Karen Bass getting so much blame for the LA fires but county supervisors so little?
Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a ...
What to do if important documents were lost in the Los Angeles County wildfires
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, who have established centers across Los Angeles County to aid victims through the ...
Los Angeles wildfires: California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ‘toxic’ waste
Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ...
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Killeen firefighters return home after assisting with Los Angeles wildfire efforts
Three Killeen firefighters return home today after a two-week deployment to Los Angeles County, where they helped battle ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
According to the California Energy Commission, more than 99,000 zero-emission vehicles were sold in Los Angeles County in 2024 alone, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric ...
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Israeli Firefighters’ Reflections on Helping Out Los Angeles
The mission was orchestrated by the office of the Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles in conjunction with the Emergency ...
Update: Eatonhurst Postfire Baer in Los Angeles County – Jan. 24 status
Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Eatonhurst Postfire Baer initially started 3:12 a.m. Jan. 18 in Los Angeles ...