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Open Space staff describe emergency closures and lessons after Dec. wind events
Summary
Staff told trustees that extreme winds (Dec. 17 and Dec. 19) and coordinated public-safety power shutoffs prompted closures of about 55 major trailheads; the system reopened by 9 a.m. the following Saturday and after-action teams will return with policy and infrastructure recommendations by the end of Q1.
Open Space staff outlined the department's response to a major wind event in mid-December during the Jan. 14 trustees meeting.
Dan (department staff) summarized the emergency timeline: two days of extreme winds, Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, produced reported gusts up to 113 mph at NCAR and were compounded by a public-safety power shutoff (PSPS). City decision-makers (including the fire chief, police chief, office of disaster management and city manager) convened and…
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