Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County fire chief previews Genesis zone-based evacuation system for Rosemead
Summary
Los Angeles County Fire Assistant Chief Paul Stump told the Rosemead City Council about a zone-based platform called Genesis Evac/Genesis Alert that maps the city into 11 zones, supports targeted alerts (robocall, SMS, WEA), and enables coordination among fire, law enforcement and OEM; council members asked about special-needs notifications, zoning granularity and filtering.
Paul Stump, assistant fire chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, presented a demonstration of the Genesis Evac/Genesis Alert platform at the Rosemead City Council’s regular meeting. Stump said the county-backed, zone-based tool is designed to improve how public-safety agencies organize evacuations, shelter-in-place orders and targeted notifications across jurisdictional boundaries.
Stump told the council Genesis splits Rosemead into 11 recommended zones and that zones can be subdivided for more precise targeting. He described three operational phases the system supports — evacuation warning, evacuation order, and shelter in place — and said the county’s Office of…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat