As Altadena waited for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced 'chaotic' conditions
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Area Where Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
All 17 people who died in the Eaton fire lived in an area where evacuation orders came hours later than others, even as homes nearby were already burning. Some people never received warnings at all.
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Voluntary evacuation order issued for the town of Marlinton due to rising water levels
A voluntary evacuation order was issued for the town of Marlinton in Pocahontas County due to potential flood risks caused by ...
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See LA maps.
Editor's Note: The wildfires in California continue to rage. Click here for the latest evacuation orders for Wednesday, Jan. 15. A deadly outbreak of wildfires in the Los Angeles region has ...
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Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?
After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western ...
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Here's where LA wildfires evacuation orders remain in effect as weekend begins
Los Angeles-area firefighters made significant progress over the week in battling the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, but ...
They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed ...
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Another evacuation alert sent in error to phones of Los Angeles County residents
the city said in a post on X hours after evacuation orders and an alarm sound were mistakenly sent to cellphones of residents all over Los Angeles County and beyond. Around 4 a.m. local time ...
Final evacuation orders lifted for Palisades fire
The orders for the final two neighborhoods within the Los Angeles portion of the fire area were lifted shortly after noon.
McDowell County wildfire grows to 250 acres, evacuation orders remain
McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but evacuation orders ...
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Final evacuation orders lifted for deadly Palisades Fire
The Palisades Fire started Jan. 7 during a Santa Ana windstorm in Pacific Palisades. Nearly three weeks later, evacuation ...