[sbe-eas] Why does California keep botching emergency evacuation alerts?

[Sean Donelan]

LA Times continues its series on emergency alerts during the wildfires

California, as a state, is probably the best trained and most effective 
user of emergency alerts in the nation.  Florida is probably second.

The other states are far behind.


https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-24/california-wildfires-evacuation-alerts-mistakes

Why does California keep botching emergency evacuation alerts?

[...]
Today, jurisdictions across the state have adopted the up-to-date wireless 
alert technology., The federal system has also become more sophisticated, 
allowing operators to issue more precise, targeted warnings. But even with 
technological advances, problems remain.

As massive fires engulfed the Los Angeles area this month, the problem was 
not that officials failed to use advanced technology. Instead, missteps or 
missed opportunities occurred in determining how and when to alert 
specific geographic areas.
[...]