State calamities prompt Marin wildfire preparation forum
"I mean it when I say we can't do this alone," said Weber, a member of the county's emergency preparedness committee. "We have to do this together."
To that end, the committee is hosting a community forum from
The discussion is at the
The "Wildfire Preparedness Community Conversation" will focus on topics such as vegetation management on public lands and open space, evacuation procedures, emergency notification systems, and resources to help residents prepare for any sort of disaster.
"This is the first opportunity for the
"It's also to let the public know that we've been working on preparedness," Rodoni said. "Although we've been doing that for many years, we need to do better. There are always ways to do a better job, and that's what this is about."
The county of
Recently, a state report severely criticized
In
Weber called these mass-scale disasters "uncharted territories" for most of this generation of
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Weber said, "We will discuss what we do well, what could be done differently, and what the steps are we can take to get us there."
A committee of fire and law enforcement officials, insurance experts and government officials will collaborate on recommendations for the
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