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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Maui County updating 2010 emergency operations plan
Updating Maui County’s 15-year-old emergency operations plan, clarifying responsibilities and improving communications during ...
Emergency management works to resolve outdoor siren issues, reassures public of safety
In 2019 the linn county emergency management agency conducted a large scale upgrade to their outdoor warning sirens.With an additional expansion of the outdoor ...
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 ...
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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 in a morning news conference that the problem was caused by a software system glitch. County officials, he said ...
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Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after the fires first began to burn through their neighborhoods.
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Northern Alberta town adopts alert system used in Los Angeles fire
The United States-based company also provides such systems to Strathcona County, Lamont County, and the City of Red Deer, as ...