As climate change creates ripe conditions for devastating wildfires, a city councilwoman in Pleasanton says a devastating wildfire like the one that struck Maui last month “could happen here.…
PLEASANTON — Thinking about all the ways a regional disaster could overwhelm local firefighters keeps the chief of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department up at night. The deadly wildfires in Maui, where the historic town of Lahaina was overtaken by flames driven by high winds, is one prime example.
Testa voiced them as city officials in Pleasanton said they intend to update the city’s emergency operations plan for the first time in five years. The document lays out how officials should respond to an emergency like a wildfire, from issuing emergency notifications and evacuations to applying for state and federal funding following a disaster.
“Something that has been on the top of all of our minds — I think, recently, because of the Maui disaster — and that is community notification,” Hein told the council.
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