Some Los Angeles County residents received "erroneous" fire evacuation alerts, officials say
Some residents across Los Angeles County woke up Friday to a wireless emergency evacuation alert, but county officials confirmed it was another "erroneous" message.
City-wide emergency alert in Los Angeles sent in error to millions
An alert designated to warn people of a fire northwest of downtown Los Angeles went sent county-wide, according to a local official. At the time, emergency management was monitoring the Kenneth Fire which triggered its own evacuations.
Los Angeles County residents receive erroneous evacuation warning as fires continue
Los Angeles County residents received an evacuation warning in error Thursday as another fire sparked that afternoon.
Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to large number of Los Angeles residents
An alert to evacuate from the Los Angeles County Fire Department on Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.
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Evacuation Alert Was Mistakenly Sent to All of Los Angeles County
The emergency alert caused confusion for untold residents for more about 20 minutes until a second message was sent announcing the error.
Some LA residents told to 'disregard' evacuation alert following office error
An evacuation warning alert for the Kenneth Fire was mistakenly sent to residents across all parts of Los Angeles County due to an error by the county’s office of emergency management, officials confirmed to SFGATE.
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Emergency managers in Los Angeles apologized Friday after false evacuation alerts sparked panic in a city on edge over an unprecedented wildfire disaster.Kevin McGowan, the director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management,
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