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Will We Get the Alert in Time?

I understand that nothing is perfect, but the Bridge Fire alerts were way below an acceptable level of performance for something that is a matter of life and death.

Will We Get the Alert in Time?

When I heard helicopters flying low over my house last Sunday evening, I didn’t worry until I smelled smoke. Then my phone rang twice in rapid succession, our family’s code for emergency.

“There is a fire near your house,” my daughter said. “Did you get an alert?”

“No,” I replied.