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Next up: sharing updated Village Evacuation PlanWhen the worst happens, how can we help each other?This is the question Emergency Planning Coordinator (EPC) Mary Brown asked the residents of Mountain,...

Research from CU Boulder environmental economist Grant Webster finds that wildfire risk mitigation and proactive evacuation preparation are complementary.

The council voted to send a letter supporting the county's proposed Option E change to the 40-unit housing cap (using unused permits back to 2013) while several residents and council members warned that infrastructure gaps — water, evacuation and stormwater — remain unresolved and should be conditioned or monitored.

Applicant counsel argued there is no legal error in the hearing examiner’s decision, urged appellate deference under the 'clearly erroneous' standard, and said the record contains expert testimony and mitigation conditions addressing fire and evacuation concerns.

A Pleasant Valley landowners leader and several residents told the CAB they have filed a writ and raised open‑meeting concerns about the Sierra Reflections housing application, and urged the county to address evacuation-route and fire‑risk questions before approvals proceed.

Dozens of residents and several doctors urged the council to delay or condition approval of Caldera Ranch, citing narrow Knott Road exits, planned roundabouts that may slow emergency response, and requests for independent evacuation modeling and updated wildfire/evacuation plans.

Grindavík school welcomed nearly 30 students back to class after almost three years without schooling in the town, mbl.is reports. Twenty-six students were registered when the school reopened on Tuesday, with students in every year except the second and seventh grades. They will be taught togethe…

Public comment and Commissioner Harrison said the project’s environmental analyses underestimate wildfire and evacuation risk, citing studies and the 1996 Calabasas fire; staff said mitigation measures and monitoring apply.

San Mateo County planner Katie Faulkner presented a public draft of the countys updated safety element, outlining hazard mapping, new climate-adaptive policies and next steps; staff requested comments by July 31 and said state agency review and public adoption hearings will follow.

Directors discussed a county-funded resilience plan intended to evacuate roughly 6,000 residents, noting sparse community turnout at meetings and key bottlenecks (Grant Line/Grand Line interchange, levee reinforcement) that complicate evacuation routes and service access.

Sarasota County officials warned residents of an unusually early dry spell that triggered an automatic burn ban tied to the Keetch-Byram drought index, detailed enforcement options, and urged homeowners and businesses to create defensible space and follow a Ready, Set, Go evacuation plan.

Emergency Management officials told the county commissioners that a warm winter and dry conditions have accelerated runoff and raised wildfire risk; they described evacuation planning, the Code Red notification system, and work on a County Wildfire Protection Plan.

The town and partners will launch a home‑to‑home wildfire modeling and data collection effort using Dr. Hussam Mahmood's methodology; community surveys begin in late February, data collection through April/early May, early recommendations by September and fuller evacuation analysis by December.

The Custer County Board of Commissioners approved a contract to model wildfire behavior and evacuation traffic patterns across the county to guide resource placement and vegetation‑management priorities.

At a June 18 special meeting the Ojai Disaster Council was reestablished and agreed to meet regularly to advance evacuation planning and public communications; speakers urged sirens, improved website maps, AM1610 outreach and tabletop EOC training.

Consultants and county staff presented a draft wildfire preparedness and evacuation plan with preparedness checklists, maps, temporary evacuation points and guidance for evacuating schools, people with access needs and animals.