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 ...
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
Los Angeles County officials are calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
When asked when the evacuation order for areas west of North Lake Avenue was issued, the Office of Emergency Management pointed The Times to records from PBS’ Warning, Alert and Response Network ...
Los Angeles Daily News3d
County wants probe into delayed evacuation alerts in Eaton fire area where 17 died
Those areas received the first alert, a full evacuation order telling residents to immediately flee, at 3:25 a.m., according to WARN. “The east side of Lake, we got pretty timely orders ...
Yahoo4d
Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
All of the 17 deaths confirmed so far in the Eaton fire occurred in areas of western Altadena that received emergency evacuation orders many hours after the fire started. The fire roared out of ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin3d
County wants probe into delayed evacuation alerts in Eaton fire area where 17 died
Two Los Angeles County supervisors are calling for a third-party investigation into the county’s emergency alert system in light of the discovery that all 17 confirmed deaths from the Eaton fire ...
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when the Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
a wireless emergency alert warned Palisades residents to be ready to evacuate. It would be close to another hour before the first evacuation order went out to those residents. By 11:27, homes were ...
Yahoo News4d
Eaton Fire evacuation orders possibly came too late, L.A. Times finds
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena had claimed at least 17 lives as of Tuesday afternoon, and while firefighters continue to work toward full containment, criticism of the ...
The New York Times3d
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Area Where Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
this month, evacuation orders went out within minutes. But one neighborhood did not get the order to leave for hours ... Official evacuation alerts came primarily via cellphones.