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How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
On the afternoon of Jan. 9, nearly 10 million people across Los Angeles County received a warning that they were in danger.
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LA County has some answers on why 10 million people got false alarms — twice
At around 4 p.m. Thursday, everyone in L.A. County received an alert from the Office of Emergency Management to prepare for evacuation. Then, about 12 hours later, another widespread alert was ...
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L.A. County Begins Recovery Process After Heavy Storms Pass Through the Region
LOS ANGELES - Following powerful downpours that stormed through the L.A region ... according to the OEM. "As we begin the recovery process, Los Angeles County is here to support the renters ...
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How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
The second issue — repeating alerts, or “echoes” as the L.A. County OEM has been referring to them — also points to problems with cell carriers. “Our preliminary assessment is that these ...