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Council hears COPS and UASI grant updates, NERT drill schedule and pandemic preparedness warning
Summary
Officials announced a multijurisdictional COPS grant for interoperable communications, a San Francisco-led UASI planning role, an $800,000 community hub planning grant and a citywide NERT drill; a physician urged renewed focus on pandemic and hospital evacuation planning.
San Francisco Disaster Council members received updates on grants and exercises and heard a public comment urging stronger pandemic and hospital‑evacuation preparations.
Laura (meeting host) announced the city had secured a multijurisdictional COPS grant to support interoperable communications across several counties. The project was described as roughly a $7.4 million effort; meeting materials and discussion stated the grant award as "5.73" (units not fully specified in the discussion). Laura also described a larger federal interoperable‑communications program and said California…
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