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Vol. 19, No. 52
December 27, 2019
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t’s that time of year again when we at The Press get to thank you, our valued readers and customers, for your support this year. Whether it’s online, in print or through social-media engagement, your patronage allows us to bring the community to you in the stories and events that make East County such a wonderful place to live. We wish you and yours the blessings of the season and a happy and peaceful new year!
Author and illustrator team up to help kids in new novel ”Wendel The Wizard.” Page 5
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Local agencies train, prepare for disaster by Tony Kukulich Staff Writer
In the world of emergency management, preparation and preplanning are keys to success, and local and countywide agencies recently took an important step in that direction by participating in a training and disaster drill. “It’s all preparation, mitigation and recovery,” said Chief Tom Hansen of the Brentwood Police Department. “We’ve seen a lot of these disasters, especially in the last few years in California. Brentwood’s not immune. We could find ourselves there in the event something happens. We sure want to be prepared if something like that hap-
pens. It’s a perishable skill. If you don’t keep doing this, you’re not on top of it.” The training, which simulated the effect of two major earthquakes in Contra Costa County, was conducted by the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI), a division of the state’s Office of Emergency Services, in cooperation with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office (CCCSO). While the local police department has primary responsibility for managing an emergency incident, a broad range of city resources play important roles in incident management. The public works, finance and legal departments all participated in the exercise. “Public Works plays a vital role in
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all aspects of disasters, including prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery,” said Miki Tsubota, director of public works/city engineer for the City of Brentwood. “As the largest department in the city, we oversee many essential services and infrastructure, including providing drinking water, sewer treatment, storm drains, garbage services, fleet maintenance, building maintenance, roadways and traffic signals. In the event of a disaster, we would be responsible for these services and infrastructure.” In the event of a major incident like the earthquake considered in the drill, city
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