Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. L.A. County had only recently gotten its emergency alert system when fires erupted across the area. Genasys, a leading provider of ...

Glendale firefighters assess their strategy as the wind-whipped Eaton fire destroys homes on Vinedo Avenue on Jan. 7 in Altadena. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) The failure to send evacuation ...

Attorneys representing the family of Stacey Darden, an Altadena resident who perished in the Eaton fire, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday alleging that the software that Los Angeles County uses ...

Emergency alert messages are either welcomed during times of crisis or criticized as mistakes when errors happen. While localized alerts, such as weather alerts and Amber Alerts, are recognized as ...

Genasys, a leading provider of emergency alert software, had a tempting pitch for California counties looking for a seamless way to send evacuations orders with a click of a button. Lured by a better ...

The failure to send evacuation alerts to west Altadena in the early hours of the Eaton fire was not the result of a technological error, according to the company that provides L.A. County with ...