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Council discusses emergency preparedness, ADAPT funding and CERT; asks staff to explore shared coordinator and sustain $10,000 ADAPT support
Summary
Town staff briefed the council on fire-code status, Heritage Tree questions and the town’s relationship with volunteer preparedness organizations ADAPT and CERT; council asked staff to research a shared emergency-preparedness coordinator and to continue local support for ADAPT.
Town staff presented policy questions connected to emergency preparedness and community volunteer organizations. The presentation covered three topics: state high fire hazard severity maps, the Heritage Tree Ordinance and eucalyptus/redwood maintenance, and the town's relationship with ADAPT and CERT.
Nut graf: Staff told council the state’s finalized fire-hazard maps do not place Atherton in a high fire hazard severity zone; the fire district will still propose local fire-code recommendations. The council discussed the struggling status of ADAPT, the volunteer organization that supports neighborhood preparedness, and the role of CERT volunteers trained by the fire district.
Staff said the state maps place no Atherton…
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