{"id":448617,"date":"2022-05-18T02:35:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T23:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/glendale-ca-officials-apologize-after-sending-bogus-evacuation-warning\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T02:35:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T23:35:35","slug":"glendale-ca-officials-apologize-after-sending-bogus-evacuation-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/glendale-ca-officials-apologize-after-sending-bogus-evacuation-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"#Glendale, CA officials apologize after sending bogus evacuation warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28702d51955\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28702d51955\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/glendale-ca-officials-apologize-after-sending-bogus-evacuation-warning\/#%E2%80%9CGlendale_CA_officials_apologize_after_sending_bogus_evacuation_warning%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Glendale, CA officials apologize after sending bogus evacuation warning&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGlendale_CA_officials_apologize_after_sending_bogus_evacuation_warning%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Glendale, CA officials apologize after sending bogus evacuation warning&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Lanzas.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Los Angeles County residents had a rude awakening Saturday when a bogus emergency evacuation alert rattled thousands of locals from their beds, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The notification, sent out around 9 a.m., warned residents to scramble from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyGlendale\/status\/1525506244894547968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1525506244894547968%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fcalifornia%2Fstory%2F2022-05-17%2Fglendale-evacuation-test-alert-was-sent-in-error-officials-apologize-for-false-alarm\">their homes and report<\/a> and to an area evacuation center.<\/p>\n<p>According to the faulty message, all Chevy Chase Canyon residents were to report to an evacuation site at Glendale Community College.<\/p>\n<p>The alarming alert was followed by another that said it was just a drill \u2014 leaving many residents annoyed, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-05-17\/glendale-evacuation-test-alert-was-sent-in-error-officials-apologize-for-false-alarm\">according to the Los Angeles Times<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Red-faced Glendale city officials issued an apology Monday, saying in a statement that the alert was a result of a computer glitch \u2014 and they would make sure it didn\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the messaging error on Saturday has largely overshadowed the intent of the exercise, we cannot allow this error to take away from the importance and need for these types of drills,\u201d Glendale Fire Chief and Deputy City Manager Silvio Lanzas said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the City of Glendale, I offer my sincerest apology to anyone who was negatively affected by Saturday\u2019s errant message,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Several residents complained that the alerts were confusing and vague. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS IS A DRILL: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyGlendale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyGlendale<\/a> is conducting an evacuation exercise in Chevy Chase Canyon. <br \/>For those who live in the Chevy Chase Canyon: Safely evacuate your home and proceed to the evacuation site located at the Glendale Community College Parking Lot B: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zjTZ6CMN6E\">https:\/\/t.co\/zjTZ6CMN6E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Glendale, CA (@MyGlendale) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyGlendale\/status\/1525506244894547968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAlarming to be woken to this alarm scrambling to check on family (and) community. And then later find out that it was not real,\u201d activist H\u00e9ctor Manuel Ram\u00edrez wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lack of planning (and) consideration when sending your message can contribute to folks not taking such life-threatening emergencies seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City officials of Pasadena attempted to downplay the situation by tweeting out that it was a drill and no action was required. <\/p>\n<p>Glendale officials have not said how many people got both alerts.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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