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Murrieta staff outline how the city activates its Emergency Operations Center and uses automatic aid
Summary
City fire and emergency management staff briefed the Murrieta City Council on how automatic aid, mutual aid and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) work together, described recent activations (including the Fig Fire) and outlined training, public-notification tools (Genesis Protect and Alert Rivco) and remaining staffing gaps.
Murrieta — City emergency management staff gave council a high-level briefing on July 1 about how the city prepares for and manages large incidents, emphasizing regional partnership, EOC roles, and communication tools.
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Lopez told the council that mutual-aid systems and the Incident Command System (ICS) are the "glue" that allow nearby agencies to respond as one. "Automatic aid is exactly what it sounds like," he said, summarizing the city’s 2023 automatic-aid agreement with the City of Riverside that dispatches the closest available unit regardless of jurisdiction.
Disaster preparedness coordinator Rachel Hollinger…
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