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City officials report recent EOC activations, APEC lessons and rising regional threats including fentanyl and election risks
Summary
Deputy Director Adrienne Bekele said San Francisco activated the Emergency Operations Center 14 times since last August, including a 10‑day activation for APEC; regional intelligence and public‑safety leaders warned of rising foreign‑influence, cyber and fentanyl threats and outlined election‑security and phishing‑training steps.
Deputy Director Adrienne Bekele presented an overview of recent Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations and operational lessons. “We've activated the EOC 14 times, since August of last year,” Bekele said, and described four activation levels that scale staffing and coordination. Bekele said APEC required the city’s most robust response: the EOC was activated for 10 consecutive days for APEC, including five days at the highest (level 1) activation, with 345 staff supporting operations during that period.
Bekele said the updated Emergency Operations Plan expands the concept of operations to include community lifelines, continuity-of-operations planning for departments, and a new community…
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