Carnation residents, officials frustrated after another false alarm from Tolt River Dam emergency system

Residents claim this is the eighth false alarm in four years—a problem that first started in 2020.

CARNATION, Wash. — People in the town of Carnation are furious after emergency sirens sounded when they weren’t supposed to. The alarm happened mid-morning Wednesday, and those who live along the Tolt River and the city are speaking out. 

At roughly 10:20 a.m., Candice Hazjan shot cellphone footage that captured a loud siren followed by an automated voice recording announcing the all-clear. She said this came 20 minutes after a similar siren notified residents to evacuate due to the failure of the Tolt River Dam.

“I grabbed my

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