LA County sends evacuation order by mistake, causing panic, confusion among enraged residents: ‘It was irresponsible’
Phone alarms sounded Thursday night when a message came through urging residents to “gather loved ones, pets, and supplies” ...
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 ...
This wildfire evacuation alert accidentally went out to everyone in LA County
A wireless emergency evacuation alert was intended for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills, but instead, it went out to the whole county.
Another emergency evacuation alert sent erroneously by LA County Fire
Around 4:15 p.m., another alert was sent out by the the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management asking residents to disregard the previous alert, as it was only intended for the Kenneth fire ...
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Second LA County evacuation alert sent in error to phones in overnight hours
A second erroneous evacuation alert was sent overnight ... Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. Kevin McGowan, director of the county Office of Emergency Management, said that the ...
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‘False Alarm’ County-Wide Evacuation Alert Sparks Panic and Frustration Amid LA Fires
Nearly 180,000 people have already been sent mandatory evacuation orders amid the destructive wildfires raging across Los ...
Every smartphone in LA accidentally received a wildfire evacuation alert
As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several ...