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City manager previews wildfire outreach, new ambulances and Pruitt Drive park redesign
Summary
City Manager provided updates on a wildfire awareness outreach program to launch in May, the arrival of two new ambulances, and planning work for the Pruitt Drive (wooden castle) playground, including a design timeline and neighborhood outreach.
City Manager Dan Haverty reported a package of community-safety and parks updates during the Jan. 28 Folsom City Council meeting, including a wildfire outreach campaign, two new Braun ambulances for the fire department, and planning work for the Pruitt Drive play park replacement.
Haverty said the wildfire outreach program will ramp up in May to align with CAL FIRE and Cal OES wildfire-awareness month and will aim to help residents create defensible space and emergency plans while strengthening internal coordination among city departments. He also reported the fire department has taken possession of two new Braun ambulances that are being outfitted and will enter service soon.
On parks, Haverty described work on the Pruitt Drive playground (the city’s wooden-castle play area). Staff received the required topographic survey last month; next month the city will issue a request for proposals for design of new play structures, and staff will begin design and engineering work for pavements and drainage. Haverty estimated that design, engineering and neighborhood outreach will take about six to nine months; he said construction would take roughly six months but did not provide a final completion date in the meeting transcript. He also introduced new park planner Hannah Perez, who began Jan. 16 and will lead coordination with the nonprofit fundraising group Folsom Kids Play for Generations Incorporated, which is organizing local fundraising and outreach.
Why it matters: The wildfire outreach addresses seasonal community safety preparedness and interagency coordination; the ambulances add emergency medical capacity; and the park project replaces an aging play structure with a multi-stage design-and-construction plan that includes neighborhood outreach and supplemental fundraising.
What’s next: Staff will issue a design RFP for the Pruitt Drive park and continue outreach; the wildfire outreach program will intensify in May; the new ambulances will be outfitted for service and placed in operation when ready.
