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Incarcerated firefighters could soon join LA County Fire Department after they're released
Herrera eventually got a job with Cal Fire in part because the department has loosened rules to allow formerly incarcerated ...
LA County wildfire alert mistakenly sent to millions due to tech glitch
A congressional report says a technological glitch caused an emergency alert to be mistakenly sent to millions of Los Angeles ...
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Report Finds Critical Failures in LA County's Emergency Alert System During Recent Fires
LOS ANGELES - A new report released Monday highlights significant failures in Los Angeles County's emergency alert system, following a series of erroneous evacuation warnings sent to millions of ...
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False wildfire alerts in LA blamed on software failure; federal oversight suggested in new report
According to the report released Monday, additional funding and oversight of wireless alert systems is needed to prevent future errors.
Los Angeles wildfire emergency alert errors addressed in Congressional report
U.S. Congressman Robert Garcia released a May 12 report, "Lessons from the Kenneth Fire False Alerts." The report came about ...
Enough virtue-signaling: 5 tangible ways Newsom can reduce wildfire risk
According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the state has committed only $3.6 billion for wildfire and forest resilience ...
Family of a helicopter pilot killed in a California wildfire reaches a $15 million settlement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a helicopter pilot who died when his helicopter crashed in 2020 while fighting a wildfire in Southern California reached a $15 million settlement with the company that ...