Pasadena City Council
January 23, 2023

Fire Department
Pasadena Evacuation Plan
City Council
January 23, 2023
Item #21
Fire Department
Introduction
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Why plan?
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Evacuation Planning Process
• In August, a kickoff meeting was held
• Feedback was obtained through reviewing
relevant emergency management literature
> E.G., published studies, FEMA documentation and
CalOES guidance
• Several city departments were interviewed to
understand how the city operates
• Outreach to city stakeholders
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Incorporating the Whole Community
• Disaster loss data shows certain community
members suffer from higher losses
• In 2012, FEMA introduced a Whole
Community emergency management
strategy to:
> coordinate all levels of government
> increase individual preparedness
> engage with members of the community as vital
partners to strengthen resiliency and security
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Emergency Management
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Pasadena Evacuation Plan
• The City of Pasadena Evacuation Plan
streamlines the evacuation process by:
> providing an organized framework for the activities
involved in coordinating
• Designed to help the city coordinate its
response and collaborate with federal, state,
and other municipal governments, as well as
non-governmental organizations
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Incorporating the Whole Community
• The Whole Community Approach to
Emergency Management engages
government at all levels with communities
and individuals when responding to disasters
> Engaged multiple neighborhood associations.
> Hosted a meeting to discuss disabled and access
and functional needs community members to ask
for their feedback
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Questions
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