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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.
Santa Monica Daily Press3d
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 dangers and instructions to help them stay safe. As the deadly LA ...
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 ...
THE WEEK1y
What to expect from the nationwide emergency alert system test
There are two components to the test that will run simultaneously: a test of the Emergency Alert System and a test of Wireless Emergency Alerts, according to FEMA. The EAS will notify all radio ...
U.S. News & World Report6d
Too Little, Too Late: Residents Say They Were in the Dark as Fire Spread With No Evacuation Order
Too Little, Too Late: Residents Say They Were in the Dark as Fire Spread With No Evacuation Order LOS ANGELES (AP) — When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple ...