Alert L.A., draws big fan base

Thousands of Los Angeles County residents have signed up to receive e-mails and text-message alerts under a new program that provides high-tech notifications in case of an emergency, officials said Wednesday. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

Alert LA County automatically calls the 7.1 million land-line phone numbers to alert residents in the event of a wildfire, natural disaster or other emergency.

But residents can also sign up online alert.lacounty.gov to get e-mail and text-message notifications.