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Contra Costa highlights preparedness as FEMA ranks county 14th in national risk index
Summary
At a Sept. 9 board meeting, the county's emergency‑services manager urged household preparedness, said Contra Costa ranks 14th in FEMA's National Risk Index and cited local readiness programs including Red Cross responses, Medical Reserve Corps and CERT volunteers.
Contra Costa County officials used the Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 9 to urge residents to prepare for disasters and to spotlight county programs that support response and recovery.
Rick Kovar, the county's Office of Emergency Services manager, told the board that FEMA’s National Risk Index ranks Contra Costa County among the nation’s higher‑risk counties (he reported it…
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