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City staff outlines emergency preparedness plan; YMCA, water storage and outreach singled out for next steps
Summary
Staff reported a year of preparedness work including 125 smoke alarms installed in 33 homes, a centralized MOU tracking system, planned community workshops and a site study for additional water-storage; the YMCA is being evaluated as a potential shelter.
City staff on April 21 delivered an update on East Palo Alto—mergency preparedness, describing recent outreach, regional coordination and operational next steps.
Denise Garcia, assistant to the city manager, told the council staff coordinated with San Mateo County Emergency Management, Menlo Park Fire, Red Cross and local nonprofits to expand preparedness outreach, distribute materials, recruit CERT volunteers and provide multilingual workshops. Staff reported installing 125 smoke alarms in 33 homes through a Red Cross partnership and plans to distribute 145 resident emergency kits during…
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