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.
Essential phone numbers for Los Angeles-area residents and how you can help them
Emergency and useful phone numbers to have if you are a Los Angeles-area resident, as well as additional information on how to help those impacted by the wildfires.
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.
Another evacuation alert sent in error to phones of Los Angeles County residents
Beverley Hills residents received “another evacuation alert from the LA County Fire Department” but officials “confirmed this was another error."
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.
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.
Los Angeles apologizes over fire evacuation false alarms
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,
At Los Angeles emergency shelters, wildfire evacuees turn to community help amid uncertainty
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Kenneth Fire Map, Updates as Los Angeles Threatened by New Blaze
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Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
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Live Updates: Fires in California leave at least 10 dead, decimate Los Angeles area
The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Kenneth fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 10,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.
All the celebrities impacted by the Los Angeles fires: Paris Hilton, Miles Teller and more
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Starlink enables satellite-texting in Los Angeles with T-Mobile, offers free terminals and service
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How to Help Victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires
The California Community Foundation has been working to strengthen Los Angeles County since 1915. The organization's Wildfire ...
Powerful images show Los Angeles heroes on front lines of California's historic wildfires
Southern California is grappling with a historic wave of wildfires, forcing the deployment of the National Guard to bolster ...
Los Angeles wildfires: At least 10 dead and 153,000 told to flee as alert system fixes underway
Tens of thousands of people have been impacted by evacuation orders since the blazes began. Follow for live updates.