Public safety officials fear that residents might ignore future, accurate alerts if they become accustomed to false warnings.

Around 4:15 p.m., another alert was sent out by the the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management asking residents to disregard the previous alert, as it was only intended for the Kenneth fire, which erupted near West Hills bordering Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier in the afternoon.

Beverley Hills residents received “another evacuation alert from the LA County Fire Department” but officials “confirmed this was another error."

My home is not in a mandatory evacuation zone, or even a warning zone. It is, or is supposed to be, safe. And yet, my family’s phones keep blaring with evacuation notices, as they move in and out of service.

The emergency alert caused confusion for untold residents for more about 20 minutes until a second message was sent announcing the error.

As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several neighborhoods have been forced to

After two days of dealing with wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, residents across Los Angeles County received a wildfire evacuation alert on Thursday afternoon that was a mistake. Shortly after, officials sent a follow-up alert saying that the notice was intended only for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.

A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon. However, it was meant for people in the order and warning zones for the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.

Officials told millions of residents to disregard an evacuation warning they were mistakenly sent due to a “technical error.”