L.A. county lacks emergency system
Even as San Diego County touts its use of a "Reverse 911" system to send out automated evacuation phone calls to thousands of residents, Los Angeles County relied on personal evacuation notices by hundreds of sheriff's deputies and other officials. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.
That's because Los Angeles County hasn't purchased the new system yet, although officials say requests for proposals have been issued and they are evaluating the bids.
But while some are questioning why Los Angeles County hasn't taken better advantage of new technologies, county officials are defending their handling of the evacuations.
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