Entire LA County receives evacuation alert by mistake
The Los Angeles City Emergency Management Department said an emergency alert to phones warning residents of possible evacuations was sent to the entire county by mistake, adding evacuation orders have not changed.
Another emergency evacuation alert sent erroneously by LA County
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.
Evacuation alert mistakenly sent to LA County residents
A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County. However, it was meant for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.
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Phone alarms sounded Thursday night when a message came through urging residents to “gather loved ones, pets, and supplies” and evacuate their homes.
Another evacuation alert sent in error to phones of Los Angeles County residents
A second alert followed the first, explaining that it was meant only for people near the Kenneth Fire, a new brush fire that ignited Thursday afternoon.
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While the message was intended for residents of Woodland Hills, officials say the registration location of the phones might have caused a wider distribution.
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Officials told millions of residents to disregard an evacuation warning they were mistakenly sent due to a “technical error.”
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Kevin McGowan, Director of L.A. County Office of Emergency Management, tells KNBC the department does not yet understand what caused the evacuation alert error that was issued throughout Los Angeles County.
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