SPOKANE, Wash. - Elon Musk’s recent update to Twitter, capping out how many posts accounts can read a day, poses a threat to the communication chain between emergency responders and journalists ahead of wildfire season.
“It’s a two-way street for sure,” Spokane County Fire District 8 Jay Wilkins said. “Not being able to see what’s coming in and not really being able to add context to what’s going out, it really makes it difficult on us.”
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With the threat of accounts reaching their maximum post intake each day, leading to news stations possibly being unable to share quick and updated wildfire information - Wilkins recommends the community to sign up for “Alert Spokane” - a program that sends emergency alerts straight to your landline or cellphone. This will notify residents if they need to evacuate when a fire is burning.