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After-action review: oil spill and Bay Bridge closure tested San Francisco's emergency response and coordination
Summary
Emergency managers described lessons from the Dubai Star oil spill (initial spill quantification challenges and boom deployment decisions) and the Bay Bridge emergency closure (virtual EOC activation, recall system test), noting improvements and training needs for unified command participation and rapid procurement.
San Francisco emergency managers reviewed recent EOC activations at the Disaster Council meeting, discussing the Dubai Star oil spill and a separate Bay Bridge emergency closure that occurred in the same week.
Rob Dudgeon summarized the Dubai Star response and emphasized a persistent difficulty: initial spill quantification often relies on estimates provided by the responsible party. "One of the things that continues to plague... is the quantification of the spill upfront," Dudgeon said, noting that early…
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