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Los Gatos adopts updated Emergency Operations Plan; council hears residents'calls for evacuation modeling, audible alerts and more fuels work
Summary
The council unanimously adopted an updated Emergency Operations Plan after a wide-ranging wildfire preparedness briefing from the town's emergency manager and lengthy public comment urging evacuation modeling, an outdoor warning/siren system, roadside fuel treatments and expansion of Firewise communities.
Los Gatos councilors unanimously adopted an updated Emergency Operations Plan on Sept. 16 after a presentation by the town's emergency manager on wildfire risk and community resilience.
Emergency Manager Chris Todd outlined historical fire trends, changing vegetation patterns and why Santa Clara County and the town face rising risk despite more frequent initial fire suppression. Todd described steps the town has taken…
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