LA County's emergency alert system fails during wildfires, prompting state takeover to fix issues.
Los Angeles County's emergency alert system has malfunctioned during recent wildfires, sending incorrect and delayed evacuation warnings. Issues include county-wide alerts for specific fires, outdated messages, and cell tower outages. The state has temporarily taken control to address these problems, highlighting similar vulnerabilities across the US in disaster-prone regions.
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