Saturday’s Evacuation Notice Caused by System Error Says OEM

By Garrett Christensen on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

OREGON – (Information from the Oregon Department of Emergency Management) For those in Eastern Oregon that may have received a wildfire evacuation alert over the weekend, the OEM have confirmed this was caused by a system error. The OEM issued the following release concerning the mistake:“Late Saturday afternoon, Klamath County requested state assistance to send out a level three evacuation alert due to the Golden Fire impacting county residents.

Unfortunately, an Emergency Alert System (EAS) was broadcast statewide due to operator error. The error in the system has been fixed and the alert will not repeat. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management regrets this error and apologizes for any inconvenience.”