Mayor calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during Eaton, Palisades fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday responded to a KTLA report regarding dozens of unserviced L.A. Fire Department vehicles being sidelined and unable to respond during the devastating ...
California utility says its equipment likely sparked Hurst Fire
Southern California Edison said in a filing submitted to state utility regulators Thursday that its equipment likely started ...
Firefighters kept from Palisades, Eaton front lines due to unserviced LAFD vehicles
Firefighters who reported to assist during the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires were kept from helping on the front ...
KTLA reporter meets Eaton Fire victims whose home helped save on live TV
The rule in journalism is that reporters should never be a part of a story they’re telling. They are there to document that ...
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L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...
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Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
(TNS) — When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many ...
Belfast Telegraph15d
What happened when government’s first ever mobile phone emergency alert was sent
The UK Emergency Alert System was rolled out two years ago, when phone users were braced to hear a loud beeping noise sound off on their devices at 3pm on Sunday 23 April as a test for the system.
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Hughes Fire threatens thousands of homes in northern Los Angeles County
(ktla) Sky5 view of the Hughes Fire next to Castaic Lake. Jan. 22, 2025. An air tanker makes a retardant drop around the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025.
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Hughes Fire threatens thousands of homes in northern Los Angeles County
(ktla) An air tanker makes a retardant drop around the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025. Sky5 view of the Hughes Fire next to Castaic Lake. Jan. 22, 2025.
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Eaton Fire evacuation orders possibly came too late, L.A. Times finds
KTLA-TV Los Angeles Eaton Fire evacuation orders possibly came too late, L.A. Times finds Posted: January 21, 2025 | Last updated: January 22, 2025 The Eaton Fire burning near Altadena and ...
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Test of alert system set for Jan. 28: What you need to know
As part of the continuous assessment of our emergency notification protocols and procedures, campus officials will test the CU Boulder alerts system at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
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From Solar Hats to Satellite: Essential Emergency Tech!
Rich DeMuro takes a look at the essential emergency gadgets that will keep ... to celebrate their marriage more than a decade ago on KTLA, but fast forward to now, and the beloved couple are ...