Well, that's true, people may have thought tsunami, however with the amount of smoke and fire immediately visible, I think people would have gotten the message. Also, I have heard that cell towers, like the power lines were knocked down by the wind. So an alert on a cell phone may or may not have been effective. The timeline still isn't clear. But I have seen videos taken on the mountain after some power lines fell over, sparked and started a fire. That was an hour or so before things blew up.You are propagating the blame game. I'm just asking why would you sound sirens primarily used for tsunamis for a wild fire that could have caused a rush of people AWAY from the water? What's wrong with a simple loud clear warning on your cell phone like an Amber Alert?