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Mapping glitch blamed for no Colo. fire warnings
Software that failed to recognize a community name and a discrepancy between coordinates on Google maps and a mapping system are being blamed for the failure to alert some residents to a deadly Colorado wildfire.A document released Thursday by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office indicates mapping software used by FirstCall Network Inc. didn't recognize where to map homes listed as being in Morrison.

Calls show residents panicked over Colo. wildfire

Emergency officials told confused residents not to worry after they reported a fire on the outskirts of Denver, including at least two residents who later were found dead in their burning home,

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Colo. sheriff notes problems with fire warnings

Authorities said Friday they are investigating how well an emergency telephone notification system worked during a deadly Colorado wildfire because some residents who signed up never got a warning.

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More Colo. wildfire evacuees wait to return home

Residents of about 180 homes who fled a wildfire southwest of Denver earlier this week were waiting Friday to hear when they could return while other families were welcoming the chance to go back

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Company says alert system worked in Colo. wildfire
Mary Thuente says her neighbors got an automated call warning them to flee their home as a wildfire spread over the mountains southwest of Denver, but she never got one before she left.

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