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Every smartphone in LA accidentally received a wildfire evacuation alert
As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several neighborhoods have been forced to
“An evacuation order for residents near the Kenneth Fire currently burning in West Hills was mistakenly issued Countywide,” wrote LA County’s official account in a post on X. The smartphone push notification was issued countywide “due to a technical error,” according to LA county supervisor Janice Hahn, noting in a post on X that a correction will be sent shortly. Smartphone makers allow government officials to send emergency push notifications to users based on their location, a feature that’s particularly important for California residents when wildfires are occurring.
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