Los Angeles Times18d
Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What’s wrong with L.A.’s emergency system?
In the media room at the city of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center downtown, phones of elected officials, staffers and a few reporters screeched in unison. With her back to a giant glass ...
READOUT: SBA and FEMA Leaders Continue Outreach and Engagement in Los Angeles to Support Wildfire Recovery Efforts
In-person visits with local officials, affected residents and business owners underscore federal government’s commitment and ...
App provides immediate fire information to Los Angeles residents
Acting as a virtual emergency operation center, Watch Duty relies on a variety of data sources to provide detailed, localized ...
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Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Expected to Rise as Firefighters Race to Contain Blazes
Los Angeles County’s emergency operations center said Friday night that it believed the repeated erroneous alerts were due to issues with telecommunications systems, likely caused by the fires.
READOUT: SBA Administrator Guzman, FEMA Administrator Criswell Visit Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center Amid Ongoing Wildfires
Term SBA Loans Are Available to Business Owners, Homeowners, and Renters Impacted by the Federally Declared DisasterLOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, Jan. 10, SBA Administrator ...
Los Angeles Times17d
After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its system
Los Angeles County’s top emergency manager ... correctly-targeted alert went out from LA County’s Emergency Operations Center at around 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 9,” the county said ...
The Daily Item19d
Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to scores of Los Angeles residents
“An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued in your area.” In the media room at the city of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center in downtown Los Angeles, phones of elected officials, staffers ...
PBS5d
Meet the small team behind the Watch Duty app giving life-saving wildfire updates
Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two ...
Santa Monica Daily Press12h
School district rushes to aid of displaced staff, students from fire
One of the most costly disasters in Los Angeles history has the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District attempting to stay afloat amidst the tragedy. Of the deadly wildfires that hit LA in January ...
Los Angeles Downtown News19d
Update on Fires: City of Los Angeles continuing aggressive response
The City of Los Angeles continues aggressively responding ... held a press conference with regional leaders at the Emergency Operations Center to give an update to Angelenos on the fires and ...
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Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What's wrong with L.A.'s emergency system?
In the media room at the city of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center downtown, phones of elected officials, staffers and a few reporters screeched in unison. With her back to a giant glass ...