Fire Evacuation Alert Mistakenly Sent To All 9.6 Million L.A. County

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An alert was mistakenly sent by the Los Angeles County Fire Department to Los Angeles County residents on Thursday.

OAN Staff Sophia Flores
5:50 PM – Thursday, January 9, 2025

A wireless emergency evacuation alert, which was intended to only be sent to residents in the Woodland Hills area, was “accidentally” sent to residents across all of Los Angeles County — prompting widespread panic.

Soon after the alert was sent on Thursday, County Supervisor Janice Hahn took to X to announce the technical error.

I have been informed the evacuation warning that many of us just received on our phones was mistakenly issued countywide due to a technical error.

A correction will be issued shortly.

— Janice Hahn (@SupJaniceHahn) January 10, 2025

Several minutes after the alert was sent, a follow-up emergency alert appeared on residents’ phones. The second alert announced: “Disregard last EVACUATION WARNING.”

The Kenneth Fire is currently threatening the Woodland Hills area. Woodland Hills is located near Calabasas and Tarzana.

Officials in other cities in Los Angeles County also quickly announced on social media that the alerts were not intended for their areas.

All LA County residents just received a wireless emergency alert about evacuations from the county. There are NO updated evacuations in Santa Monica. EVACUATIONS IN SANTA MONICA ARE UNCHANGED. Visit https://t.co/BTF6UsEbYG for information.

— City of Santa Monica (@santamonicacity) January 10, 2025

As of Thursday evening, nearly 180,000 people in Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders. The Palisades Fire, the Kenneth Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Lidia Fire and the Sunset Fire are impacting Los Angeles County,

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