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EMERGENCY INFORMATION COUNCIL

Sgt. Brian Gray, Seal Beach Police emergency services coordinator, will speak at the Emergency Information Council’s (EIC) about the city’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) on Monday, May 13, in Clubhouse 4, at 1 p.m.

Emergency management is needed to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from emergencies. The LHMP allows public safety officials, city staff, elected officials and members of the public understand the threats from natural and human-caused hazards in the community and recommends specific actions to proactively decrease these threats before disasters occur.

An LHMP is a way for the city to become more prepared in advance of these disasters, so when they do occur, there is less damage and recovery is easier. The community can use LHMP strategies to reduce instances of property damage, injury and loss of life from disasters.

An LHMP includes an assessment of the threat to Seal Beach, which will describe how the community and its members, particularly disabled persons, are vulnerable to future disasters. For Seal Beach, those hazards include earthquakes and liquefaction, tsunamis, wildfires, tornadoes, waterspouts and wind events.

Gray will discuss the LHMP hazard mitigation strategy, which lays out specific policy recommendations for Seal Beach to carry out going forward. More about the plan can be found at the City’s website: https://www.sealbeachca.gov/ Departments/ Police/ Public-Safety/Local-Hazard-Mitigation- Plan.

Gray has served the SBPD for a decade. His role as the emergency manager for the past two years showcases his com-mitment to preparedness and effective crisis response. Gray’s academic achievements include earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Irvine.

Residing in College Park West, Gray is not just a public servant, but also a valued member of the Seal Beach community he serves.

In 2018, Gray was listed in the Top 100 Influential People in Orange County by the OC Register for his work with the homeless community.

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