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Golden Guardian and waterfront drills highlight gaps in mutual aid and communication
Summary
After the Golden Guardian exercise the city reported strong interagency performance but identified delays from state-level mutual aid; a vessel mutual aid (VMAP) drill drew tenant complaints and prompted a planned letter to the Coast Guard to improve notification and coordination.
City emergency staff used the Golden Guardian exercise to test a 24-hour activation and to stress interagency coordination across a multi-county region. Rob, the exercise lead, said the EOC stood up as expected and departments "really came to the table," but that state-level response timing exposed a vulnerability: "we had requests...that they didn't get back to us until after midnight," he said, arguing the city needs to be able to stand on its own for at least 72 hours.
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