Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What's wrong with L.A.'s emergency system?
Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow mistrust in the alert system, potentially endangering residents down the line.
At Los Angeles emergency shelters, wildfire evacuees turn to community help amid uncertainty
"It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,” said one local, who dropped off toys at the Westwood Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.
Evacuation alert mistakenly sent to LA County residents
A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon. However, it was meant for people in the order and warning zones for the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.
Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to scores of Los Angeles residents
An alert to evacuate from the Los Angeles County Fire department Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.
L.A. County official says evacuation alert mistake was not a 'human error'
Kevin McGowan, Director of L.A. County Office of Emergency Management, tells KNBC the department does not yet understand what caused the evacuation alert error that was issued throughout Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County temporarily switching alert systems
Los Angeles County officials announce they are temporarily moving to a new alert system after the current system sent out several evacuation alerts by mistake.
What’s a State of Emergency? Here’s what it means when one is declared in NC
Gov. Stein has issued a State of Emergency for North Carolina. Here’s what that means and some past examples of declarations.
Delta passengers in Atlanta forced to evacuate plane on emergency slides amid winter storm
Flight 2668 had 201 passengers onboard, who were evacuated from the plane via emergency slides and taken back to the terminal ...
Dear Annie: Is it overstepping for student to reach out to beloved professor who had emergency surgery?
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US agency declares California wildfires as public health emergency
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday declared a public health emergency for California to address ...
4 passengers injured as hundreds evacuate Delta flight by emergency slide in Atlanta
Roughly 200 people hurriedly deplaned from Minneapolis-bound flight 2668 on the tarmac at Atlanta International Airport after ...
200 passengers forced to evacuate Delta plane on emergency slides due to engine issues
A Delta flight with more than 200 passengers leaving Atlanta was forced to abort takeoff because of an engine issue and ...
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Trump’s energy ‘emergency’ won’t look like Jimmy Carter’s
The last president to declare an energy emergency was Jimmy Carter, who in 1977 called U.S. efforts to confront a domestic ...
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...
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LA fire officials urges public to keep emergency notifications on despite erroneous alerts
L.A. County Office of Emergency Management said the alerts are not being sent by a person and his office is trying to find ...
State of Emergency declared in North Carolina by Gov. Josh Stein ahead of winter storm
This storm will likely bring significant impacts from snow, sleet, and freezing rain in different parts of the state,” North ...
Paris Hilton Launches Emergency Fund for Fire Victims, Donates $100,000
Paris Hilton, who lost her Malibu home in the Pacific Palisades wildfire, announced on Friday, Jan. 10, that she has set up ...