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Marin adopts county emergency communications annex and family‑assistance plan after tabletop tests
Summary
The Board approved a Public Emergency Communications Annex and a Friends & Relatives/Family Assistance Center (FRC/FAC) annex to strengthen unified messaging, language access, family reunification and trauma‑informed services during disasters and mass incidents.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted April 7 to incorporate two new annexes into the county’s Emergency Operations Plan: a Public Emergency Communications Annex and a Friends & Relatives Center / Family Assistance Center (FRC/FAC) Annex.
Steven Torrance, director of Emergency Management, described the communications annex as a countywide framework to ensure one‑voice messaging, coordinated use of a Joint Information Center (JIC), multilingual outreach and clear public information officer responsibilities across jurisdictions. Torrance said the annex was road‑tested in…
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