All of Los Angeles County receives evacuation alert in error

Los Angeles County officials accidentally sent an evacuation text to all residents in error on Thursday evening as wildfires continue to spread rapidly throughout the area.

The city’s emergency management department retracted the statement on X and in text messages to residents.

“Recent @ReadyLACounty alert to evacuate was sent in ERROR. Evacuation orders have not changed. See map for actual @LACity evacuation orders for some selected areas, ONLY,” the department wrote in a Thursday post.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn wrote on X that the message was "mistakenly issued countywide due to a technical error."

The original message urged residents to depart with “loved ones, pets and supplies.”

A later notification clarified the alert was only intended for areas impacted by the Kenneth fire.

Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department is encouraging individuals to check zones with mandatory evacuation orders on their website.

The alert error came as the area struggles through its third day of intense wildfire activity stemming from strong winds.

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