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Emergency management highlights National Preparedness Month, outreach numbers and state legislative items
Summary
City emergency management staff described outreach initiatives (3,000 preparedness passports, 2,700 outreach bags), their volunteer and alert systems, and summarized state legislation they are tracking.
The Richardson Office of Emergency Management briefed City Council on National Preparedness Month and ongoing preparedness work, showing outreach metrics and describing legislative items the department is monitoring.
Director of Emergency Management Alicia Gimbel highlighted local outreach efforts: more than 3,000 “preparedness passports” have been distributed through the Richardson Library, and staff have handed out about 2,700 preparedness bags this year. Gimbel said the city’s mass‑notification system registers more than 190,000 contact points through multiple channels and that the city uses a…
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