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Laguna Beach outlines five alert systems, map fixes and neighborhood access measures at town hall
Summary
Emergency managers described five redundant alert systems including a 23-siren outdoor network and encouraged registration for Nixle and AlertOC; residents raised errors on evacuation maps, narrow streets and parking restrictions for red-flag days.
City emergency staff told residents they use multiple, redundant systems to reach people during an incident and urged residents to register for alerts, while residents asked staff to correct mapping errors and to pursue neighborhood parking restrictions and Firewise programs.
Emergency operations coordinator Sarah Limonas described five alert-and-warning channels the city uses: (1) Nixle text alerts, (2) Alert OC (county-managed) registrations for multiple addresses, (3) Wireless Emergency Alerts pushed to phones, (4) the Emergency Alert System (TV/radio), and (5) an outdoor warning system. Limonas said the outdoor system includes 23 sirens that can broadcast recorded voice instructions and that redundancy is deliberate because cell and power outages can occur.
“Redundancy and variety is incredibly important when it comes to alert and warning…
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