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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The city has been texting students to get out, while the campuses themselves say everything is fine! DC sent a picture of the fires that were visibly near her dorm![/quote]

How does the city know student phone numbers? [/quote]

Often cities have a service you can opt into for these sorts of warnings (Montgomery County MD does and we get emergency messages).

But also - when we spend time in LA to visit family - we receive text messages related to emergencies that they must blast to anyone with a cell phone (as we have never chosen to opt into their local emergency system).  We have gotten warning messages related to fires, earthquakes, torrential rain events (flooding, mud slides). The messages are often targeted (relating to specific evacuation info) to differ based on your location - so they must have a way to vary the message based on your distance from the closest cell tower.  [/quote]
It’s a California thing. They have to alert you of the information by law as long as you have a cellphone.

To ops point, the closest the fire is getting is 3 miles north of campus, which is uncomfortable but will be fine. Plus the campuses are pretty fire proof[/quote]

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