Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says

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Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says #834409 Mon 17 Aug 2026 02:35:PM
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OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy4zepzp7eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss