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Carlsbad public-safety officials outline clearer alerting, training after hoax threat at Carlsbad High
Summary
Police, fire and school officials told a joint Carlsbad–schools committee they are shifting how they classify and push alerts, promoting the Genesys Protect app, and expanding joint training after an April hoax threat at Carlsbad High exposed gaps in dispatching and parent communications.
City police and fire leaders on Thursday briefed the Carlsbad–school districts committee on steps to speed verified information and reduce panic after a hoax threat to Carlsbad High in April.
"Intelligence is unvetted; once it is vetted it becomes information," Captain Ryan Opika of the Carlsbad Police Department said, explaining how the departments separate tips from confirmed facts before public messages are issued. Opika described a push to expand the zone-based Genesys Protect alert app and to improve joint training and site surveys with schools.
Division Chief Kevin Lehi of Carlsbad Fire described procedural fixes after the April incident. He said North…
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