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Some Californians didn't get evacuation alerts in wildfires
Read full article: Some Californians didn't get evacuation alerts in wildfiresFire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. Despite strides made in evacuation alerts since deadly blazes tore through the area three years ago, many are still vulnerable without a statewide system for alerting people. Plus, she had signed up for all the alerts that emergency officials pressed on people after years of catastrophic wildfires. He noted that the flames moved quickly and unexpectedly from Napa County and into neighboring Yolo and Solano counties. Yolo County emergency services manager Dana Carey said Friday that officials are looking into what happened but that a quick review indicates phone alerts may have been rejected as robocalls.