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How alerts and evacuations would work in San Carlos: SMC Alert, Genesis Protect and police high‑low sirens
Summary
Panelists explained how county SMC Alert and Genesis Protect (zone maps) combine with sheriff door‑to‑door notifications, patrol vehicle high‑low sirens, and city channels to notify residents and manage evacuations; residents were urged to register and know their zone.
County and city emergency officials described the layered alert-and-evacuation tools San Carlos would use in a wildfire: the county-run SMC Alert system (opt‑in), Genesis Protect zone mapping (formerly ZoneHaven), law-enforcement door‑to‑door and vehicle siren notifications, and city web and social channels for real-time updates.
Sandra Furo, a county emergency-management coordinator, said SMC Alert is an opt‑in system (registration at smcalert.info) that can deliver…
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