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Council adopts updated Emergency Operations Plan; chief proposes community preparedness exercise

Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The City Council approved a condensed, hyperlinked Emergency Operations Plan on Nov. 3 and directed staff to proceed with training and a limited public preparedness exercise to improve emergency response coordination.

The Carmel‑by‑the‑Sea City Council unanimously adopted an updated Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) on Nov. 3 that consolidates the city’s guidance into a smaller, hyperlinked document and formalizes modern incident‑management practices.

What changed Chief Doug Trayer presented the revised plan, which replaces a previous 422‑page bound manual with a 96‑page hyperlinked document that points to frequently updated playbooks, evacuation maps and county resources. The revisions emphasize an "EOC in a box"…

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