LA fires: Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most

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1. Foxla

   LA fires: Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most ↗ (opens Foxla)

   Published Jan 28, 2025

   Foxla's feed description

   One resident said she didn't get any alerts specific to her west Altadena neighborhood before she and her family left of their own accord around 10 p.m. Only after 3 a.m. did she see a notification about evacuating.

2. WFMZ Allentown

   Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires ↗ (opens WFMZ Allentown)

   Published Jan 28, 2025

   Same headline from 5 more outlets

   WFMZ Allentown's feed description

   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 wildfires

3. PBS NewsHour

   Emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during LA wildfires ↗ (opens PBS NewsHour)

   Published Jan 28, 2025

   PBS NewsHour's feed description

   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.

4. The Guardian

   Los Angeles to review wildfire alert systems after lethal blazes ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Jan 28, 2025

   The Guardian's feed description

   Residents say patchwork network of public and private alert systems failed to warn them about extent of wildfires

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