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Washoe County emergency management outlines regional alerting, perimeter mapping and evacuation planning
Summary
Kelly Echevarria, Washoe County emergency management administrator, told a special concurrent meeting of county and city officials that new tools and updated planning aim to close gaps in evacuation, alerting and mass‑care after recent wildfires.
Kelly Echevarria, Washoe County emergency management administrator, told the special concurrent meeting of Washoe County, the cities of Reno and Sparks and the Truckee Meadows Fire District that the office is seeking to strengthen regional preparedness with new tools and a sharper focus on evacuation planning.
“We are a twice accredited emergency management agency,” Echevarria said, noting the office is seeking a third accreditation in January 2026 and runs the regional Emergency Operations Center used by local jurisdictions and tribes.
Her presentation described the office’s organizing framework—five mission areas, 32 FEMA core capabilities and eight “community lifelines” such as safety and health, transportation and water—and spotlighted two operational tools introduced to the public this year: perimeter mapping and the Rave Smart 911 alert system. Echevarria said perimeter map provides a simple, low‑bandwidth public view of incident perimeters and evacuation zones, while Rave allows polygon…
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