Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
L ast fall, a relatively unknown app called Watch Duty beat out Open AI, TikTok and Instagram to become the most downloaded ...
'Take action now': Inside the race to alert residents of Helene's wrath
As Helene's destructive wrath descended on the Southeast, some residents say they never got the warnings they needed to take ...
How to make sure you're getting evacuation alerts during a fire
County officials are urging residents to take proactive steps to ensure they receive evacuation orders during emergencies.
L.A. Officials Call for Investigation After Delayed Fire Evacuation Alerts
The Eaton Fire claimed the lives of at least 17 people, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office ...
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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 ...
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LA County's evacuation alert system broke down during fires. Why California has strugglee to do better
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many ...
Why does California keep botching emergency evacuation alerts?
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles ...
LA County wants probe into delayed evacuation alerts in Eaton fire area where 17 died
The investigation is critical for not only understanding what happened, but for ensuring it never happens again, said an ...
Did your phone go off in the middle of the night? Here’s why, and what happened in SC
Earlier in the morning, 28-year-old Salem, S.C. resident Zackery Steven Cosgrove stole a 2019 Nissan Rogue from a Poplar Drive home, according to the sheriff’s office. The girl was inside the vehicle, ...