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New emergency management coordinator outlines 2025 plan: EOC readiness, training and community outreach
Summary
Dan Schoonmaker, the city’s new emergency management coordinator, told council he’s focused on updating the emergency operations plan, establishing a functional emergency operations center (EOC) at Fire Station 71, and ramping employee and community training through 2025.
Poulsbo’s newly hired emergency management coordinator, Dan Schoonmaker, presented an initial 90‑day and year‑one plan to the City Council on Jan. 15, outlining actions to strengthen the city’s emergency preparedness and response capacity.
Schoonmaker said staff have nearly completed a revised emergency operations plan and a continuity of operations plan, and that one of his first priorities is making the EOC at Fire Station 71 fully functional with required equipment. He cited a recent partial activation during a gas leak on Fourth Avenue as a practical example that highlighted the need for ready facilities and tested procedures.
Planned training and exercises for 2025 include online FEMA courses for…
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