L.A. Office of Emergency Management: There Is an Extreme Amount of Frustration, Anger, Fear with Regards to the Erroneous Emergency Alert Messages

MCGOWAN I m Kevin ░░░░░░░░ I m the director ░░░░░░░░ the Office of Emergency ░░░░░░░░ for Los Angeles County ░░░░░░░░ is an extreme amount ░░░░░░░░ frustration anger fear with ░░░░░░░░ to the erroneous messages ░░░░░░░░ have been being sent ░░░░░░░░ through the wireless emergency ░░░░░░░░ system across L A ░░░░░░░░ I can t express ░░░░░░░░ how sorry I am ░░░░░░░░ this experience First of ░░░░░░░░ I want to clarify ░░░░░░░░ is not human driven ░░░░░░░░ is no one sitting ░░░░░░░░ a desk right now ░░░░░░░░ emergency alerts I want ░░░░░░░░ restate that Right now ░░░░░░░░ these alerts are being ░░░░░░░░ they are not being ░░░░░░░░ or initiated by a ░░░░░░░░ This is my top ░░░░░░░░ I am working all ░░░░░░░░ on deck with the ░░░░░░░░ Emergency Management Agency s ░░░░░░░░ public alert and warning ░░░░░░░░ We have every technical ░░░░░░░░ working to resolve this ░░░░░░░░ and to find the ░░░░░░░░ cause I implore everyone ░░░░░░░░ not disable the messages ░░░░░░░░ your phone This is ░░░░░░░░ frustrating painful and scary ░░░░░░░░ these alert tools have ░░░░░░░░ lives during this emergency ░░░░░░░░ receiving an alert can ░░░░░░░░ a consequence of life ░░░░░░░░ death As we continue ░░░░░░░░ work on the root ░░░░░░░░ I ask everyone that ░░░░░░░░ an alert to verify ░░░░░░░░ they are in an ░░░░░░░░ warning or order to ░░░░░░░░ to alertla org lacounty ░░░░░░░░ emergency or dial 2 ░░░░░░░░ 1 for assistance The ░░░░░░░░ is accurate on where ░░░░░░░░ warnings and orders exist ░░░░░░░░ this is my top ░░░░░░░░ This is the top ░░░░░░░░ of my partners at ░░░░░░░░ state and at FEMA ░░░░░░░░ the public alert and ░░░░░░░░ tool to resolve this ░░░░░░░░ as quickly as possible ░░░░░░░░ identify the root cause ░░░░░░░░ you.”