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Palm Springs council adopts updated 2025 Emergency Operations Plan after decade-long gap
Summary
The City Council adopted the 2025 Emergency Operations Plan; staff said the plan had not been updated in over a decade and will be reviewed annually going forward, with an added appendix addressing pet preparedness for disasters.
Palm Springs adopted an updated Emergency Operations Plan on a council vote after staff said the plan had not been substantively updated in over a decade.
Fire Chief Paul Lavorato presented the plan and described it as an overdue refresh in light of recent large-scale incidents in nearby jurisdictions. "It's been over a decade since this document was last updated," Lavorato told council members. Danny DeSounso, the city's emergency…
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