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Mono County updates wildfire readiness: Firewise growth, home-hardening outreach and a multi-year USFS grant bid
Summary
Emergency management and wildfire mitigation staff briefed the board on alerting upgrades, opt-in emergency messaging (Genesis/Ready Mono), and Firewise community growth; county staff supported a SCOG-backed Community Wildfire Defense Grant application to fund five years of hazardous-fuels removal and community chipping events.
Emergency Manager Chris McCrasick ran the board through a likely wildfire scenario and described how Mono County uses Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) for life-or-death messages and opt-in channels (Genesis Protect/Ready Mono) for more detailed evacuation and sheltering instructions. McCrasick urged residents and businesses to opt in to the county's alert systems and to add the county dispatch number to contacts to avoid mistaking emergency calls for spam.
Wildfire mitigation coordinator Wendy Grisevski reported a rapid expansion…
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