Sounding the Alarm

In Part Two of our Sounding the Alarm series, NSPR’s Andre Byik and Sarah Bohannon look at how fire-prone communities in Butte County are turning to their own notification systems – including to sirens.

In the second story of NSPR’s Sounding the Alarm series, we explore Butte County communities that are turning to sirens for wildfire evacuations. Also, a state report examines how wildfire smoke affects Californians, and the state Legislature is on track to become the most diverse in state history.

NSPR’s Sounding the Alarm series explores emergency communications in Butte County. In Part One, NSPR’s Sarah Bohannon and Andre Byik look into how those who’ve lived through deadly wildfires in the region say the system is falling short.