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A horrifying story of technology, infrastructure, and sociotechnical systems revealnews.org/episodes/warning-system-down-californias-deadliest-fires/
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Fires started b/c winds were taking down power lines. PG&E didn’t shut down the grid because it wasn’t procedure. Alert systems are mostly landline only. Different counties have different terms for activating evacs. Fire destroyed landlines and cell towers with shocking speed.