Southern California Congress members call for investigation into LA County's emergency alert system
More than a dozen members of Congress signed letters calling for a further look into the emergency alert messaging system that sent an erroneous evacuation warning to thousands of Los Angeles County residents in the midst of January's wildfires.
State Farm Asks for 'Emergency Hike' in Rates Due to Southern California Wildfires
The company is seeking rate increases of up to 22% for non-tenant homeowners, 15% for renters and condominium owners, and up to 38% for rental dwellings. Non-tenant homeowners are investors who don’t live in the property they own.
After millions got false fire warnings, L.A. County’s emergency alert system faces scrutiny
Nearly 10 million L.A. County residents were mistakenly sent an evacuation warning as fires raged across the region.
County leaders call for further look into LA's emergency alert system
Los Angeles leaders are calling for answers weeks after an alert was mistakenly sent​ to hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles County residents, warning them to evacuate their homes in the midst of the January's destructive wildfires.
Investigation targets LA County emergency alert system after repeated failures, false alarms
The whole system completely broke down,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, who launched the probe alongside thirteen other members of Congress.
Investigation launched into L.A. County's faulty emergency alert system
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) has sent letters to L.A. County and software company Genasys requesting information on 'precise failures' that led to erroneous alerts.
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FEMA answers your questions about L.A. wildfire recovery, relief
A big part of the puzzle aimed at recovery is FEMA disaster assistance. ABC7 Eyewitness News talked to Brandi Richard Thompson, public affairs officer for FEMA Region IX, about what people need to ...
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Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while touring disaster areas
“FEMA has been a very big disappointment ... a hard-hit community that’s home to some of Southern California’s rich and famous. Accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, he walked a street ...
Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris
Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...
House members from LA want pollutants from Southern California wildfires tracked
Reps. Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, were joined by Reps. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and George ...
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Trump says he will order FEMA overhaul
"FEMA has turned out to be a disaster," he ... authorities say. Much of Southern California remains under a red-flag warning for extreme fire risk due to strong, dry winds.
Trump mulls making FEMA 'go away' during disaster relief trip to N.C., California
President Donald Trump is expected visit southern California on Friday to survey fire-damaged areas amid ongoing tensions ...
Southern California district attorneys ask Newsom to extend price gouging declaration
Todd Spitzer in OC, Mike Hestrin in Riverside, Jason Anderson in San Bernardino and John Savrnoch in Santa Barbara want to ...
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Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...