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San Fernando reconvenes Disaster Council, directs staff to pursue CERT training and preparedness outreach
Summary
At a Feb. special meeting, Mayor Joe Fajardo and city staff reconvened San Fernando's Disaster Council, reviewed municipal code duties and instructed staff to update preparedness resources, coordinate CERT training with LAFD, work with Red Cross on shelter and staff training, and engage LAUSD on school safety plans.
San Fernando leaders reconvened the city's Disaster Council at a special meeting to re-establish the council's responsibilities and set a series of preparedness steps, including community CERT training, updated emergency messaging and a resource fair.
Mayor Joe Fajardo opened the meeting at 4:32 p.m. and acknowledged that the meeting would proceed as a city council session while confirming the disaster council's membership would be introduced. "We do have a quorum," Fajardo said as the meeting began.
San Fernando Police Chief Fabian Valdez, who led the disaster-council introductions, told the council this was the first disaster council meeting since 2021 and reviewed the municipal code sections that establish the council's duties. "San Fernando municipal code section 26-31 establishes the creation of the city's disaster council," Valdez said, summarizing the council's charge to develop the city emergency plan and coordinate public and private resources for emergency response.
Council members and agency partners discussed immediate priorities. Council member Salorio urged the city to…
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