Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) has sent letters to L.A. County and software company Genasys requesting information on ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise ... After the wind-driven wildfires broke ...

More than a dozen members of Congress signed letters calling for a further look into the emergency alert messaging system ...

Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.

In 2017, as the Tubbs fire engulfed Northern California’s wine country ... officials did not use Wireless Emergency Alerts technology, opting for a system that sent out evacuation orders to less than ...

The whole system completely broke down,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, who launched the probe alongside thirteen other members of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a ... driven wildfires broke out in Southern California on Jan. 7, evacuation orders for some neighborhoods ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency ... evacuation needs can take some time. It’s an increasingly common issue: After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems ...