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San Francisco outlines 24-month earthquake preparedness plan, moves emergency response plan into standalone annexes

San Francisco Disaster Council / Department of Emergency Management meeting · June 13, 2008
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Deputy DEM director outlined a 24-month, "stair-step" exercise and training program focused on earthquake resilience and said the city was selected for a pre-EMAP accreditation pilot while the emergency response plan is separated into detailed annexes.

San Francisco’s disaster-management leaders on Tuesday laid out a 24-month program aimed at making the city more resilient to earthquakes and announced the city has been selected to participate in a pre-accreditation pilot for the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP).

Deputy Director Rob Dodgen told the Disaster Council the department will shift from occasional, large exercises to a series of smaller, repeated events — “stair-step” tabletop, functional and regional exercises — to build and test roles across departments and private-sector partners. He said the first functional…

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