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Fire chief urges focus on wildfire, emergency management and resilient water supply
Summary
Interim Fire Chief Paul Bulmer told the retreat increasing wildfire and earthquake risk require added emergency management capacity, more coordination for community resilience and continued investments in reservoirs, pumps and backup power for hillside water supply.
Interim Fire Chief Paul Bulmer told the March 8 strategic roadmap retreat that increasing wildfire risk, overlapping earthquake exposure and infrastructure vulnerabilities make emergency preparedness a high city priority.
Bulmer said the department is reviewing updated CAL FIRE hazard maps and is planning public outreach on wildfire risk. He urged a stronger city focus on community‑level resilience, including building partnerships…
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