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City emergency managers review storm response, community preparedness and World Cup planning
Summary
Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management and utility/public‑works emergency managers briefed the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on the city’s EOC role, recent ‘bomb cyclone’ response, utility restoration priorities, community outreach efforts and planning for the 2026 World Cup events.
City emergency managers and utility emergency leads told the Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee on Feb. 5 that recent severe storms underscored cross‑agency coordination needs, highlighted gaps in outreach capacity and informed planning for large events such as the 2026 World Cup.
Director Curry Mayer of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) described the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as “a centrally located facility that allows for the expertise from different departments to come together and work on the impacts of anything that impacts the city.” Mayer said OEM focuses on preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery and supports field responders rather than serving as a primary field response unit.
Why it matters: The committee received a cross‑department briefing from OEM, Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and SDOT that covered the city’s activation model, lessons learned from the November “bomb cyclone” windstorm and…
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