Ventura County Emergency Planning Council Calls Special Meeting To Discuss Local Tsunami Advisory and Radiological Concerns
Meeting is open to the public and the media
County of Ventura, California
County of Ventura, California

The Ventura County Emergency Planning Council Executive Leadership has requested a special meeting of the Emergency Planning Council to discuss the Ventura County Operational Area response to the 9.0 Honshu Earthquake.

Date: Monday, March 21, 2011
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Ventura County Public Health, Administrative Conference Room #200,
2240 East Gonzales Boulevard, Oxnard, CA

Items to be discussed will include inter-agency coordination, public information, and response planning. This meeting is open to the public and the media.

Members of the Ventura County Emergency Planning Council include: Supervisor Linda Parks (Ventura County Board of Supervisors, District 2), Sheriff Geoff Dean (Ventura County Sheriff’s Department), Laura Hernandez (Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services), Chief Bob Roper (Ventura County Fire Department), Marty Robinson (Ventura County Executive Office), Mike Powers (Ventura County Health Care Agency), Ed Sotelo (City of Oxnard), James McGee (American Red Cross of Ventura County), Jeff Pratt (Ventura County Public Works Director), Captain James McHugh (Naval Base Ventura County), Connie Hall (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster), Chief Kevin Rennie (City of Ventura Fire Department), Dr. Dick Rush (California State University Channel Islands), Bill Buratto (Ventura County Economic Development Agency), Barry Fisher (Ventura County Public Health Department), Paul Grossgold (Ventura County General Services Agency), and Chief Mike Lewis (City of Simi Valley Police Department).

Administrator Preparing Release: Cynthia Elliott, OES Program Administrator (805) 654-3655
Follow-up Contact: Laura Hernandez, OES Manager (805) 654-2552