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Lake Elsinore officials urge preparedness as wildfires and power shutoffs disrupt service; county mobilizes resources to Los Angeles fires
Summary
Councilmembers and the fire chief described extended public-safety power shutoffs and large wildfire response efforts, advised residents to use official sources for donations and information and said local emergency operations remain active.
City and county officials told the Lake Elsinore City Council that extended power outages and intense wind-driven wildfires required heightened emergency response and ongoing preparedness for residents.
Councilmember Munoz described a recent Southern California Edison public-safety power shutoff (PSPS) that left large parts of the city without electricity for multiple days, disrupted traffic signals and strained residents. He said about 300 elected officials joined an emergency conference call with Edison and that the outage map and notifications were not updated in real time.
"The outage map needed to disclose that it's only being updated 2 or 3 times per…
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