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    Did Goleta residents get Holiday Fire emergency alerts in time?

    Officials in Santa Barbara are discussing what went right, and what went wrong the night the Holiday Fire broke out in Goleta earlier this month. One major issue was getting timely emergency alerts out to the people who needed them the most.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Jul 17, 2018 • 4m Listen

    Officials in Santa Barbara are discussing what went right, and what went wrong the night the Holiday Fire broke out in Goleta earlier this month. One major issue was getting timely emergency alerts out to the people who needed them the most.

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    • As the Holiday Fire Erupted, Why Wasn’t Goleta Warned?

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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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