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Los Angeles officials investigate false wireless emergency alerts as fires rage
Summary
County and city officials said false wireless emergency alerts caused fear and confusion during active wildfires; emergency-management staff and federal partners are investigating the root cause while urging residents not to disable alerts.
Kevin McGowan, director of the Office of Emergency Management for Los Angeles County, said false wireless emergency alerts have been sent across the region during active wildfires and that his office is working with federal and state partners to find the cause. “I can't express enough how sorry I am for this experience,” McGowan said. “First of all, I wanna clarify. This is not human driven. There is no 1 sitting at a desk right now initiating emergency alerts.”
The false alerts came amid an ongoing multi-jurisdiction wildfire response. McGowan said specialists from the federal Integrated Public Alert and Warning System and other technical teams are…
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