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Officials warn of UASI funding cuts and lay out local communications, volunteer and shelter readiness plans
Summary
At the disaster council, city staff said the Bay Area faces a 38% UASI funding cut for 2012 and described steps to mitigate the impact, including regional communications work (BayRICS/FirstNet), a state pilot Disaster Corps, FAST teams training and public preparedness outreach.
City emergency management officials told the Disaster Council they are coping with federal funding shifts while expanding local preparedness programs.
Anne Cronenberg, the city’s director (DEM), told the council the Board of Supervisors is expected to approve second reading of 2011 UASI appropriations that "will bring about $35,000,000 into the Bay Area; of that $5,500,000 is going to San Francisco." She said the Bay Area received a 38% reduction in UASI funding for 2012 compared with the prior cycle and that local leaders, including mayors and members of Congress, have sent letters to federal officials to seek relief.
Cronenberg also summarized work on regional interoperable communications…
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