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Del Norte OES Tests Alert System in English, Spanish and Hmong, Urges Residents to be Prepared for Wildfire
Volunteer Denise Doyle-Schnacker pours coffee for a Gasquet resident evacuating during 2020 s Slater Fire. File photo: Jessica Cejnar
Del Norte emergency officials got ahead of wildfire season, sending alerts to roughly 28,000 accounts Tuesday reminding residents to have a “go bag,” plan for evacuation and create a defensible space around their homes.
The test of the Community Alert System a.k.a “Everbridge” didn’t leave Hmong and Spanish speakers out thanks to Crescent City Police officers Yeng Lo and Magnolia Valero, according to CCPD Chief Richard Griffin. ....

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