TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Daryn Drum, Fire Chief
Scott Hafdell, Battalion Chief
Claudio Taniguchi, Emergency Services Coordinator
Walberto Martin, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Update on Emergency Preparedness Program (Fire Chief Drum).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
Since hiring the Emergency Management Services Coordinator in September 2017, the Fire Department has made significant strides in the way City staff is trained, and the way the department prepares, plans, and conducts community outreach as it pertains to emergency preparedness. This report contains a brief presentation on the existing status of the Emergency Preparedness program developed by the Emergency Services branch of the Manhattan Beach Fire Department.
DISCUSSION:
Claudio Taniguchi was hired by the City of Manhattan Beach in September 2017 and serves as the part-time Emergency Services Coordinator (ESC). Claudio Taniguchi has more than 12 years of experience in emergency preparedness and has worked on various Emergency Operation plans and Hazard Mitigation plans for the Cities of Gardena, Hawthorne, and Inglewood. Claudio graduated with a Master's of Science degree from California State Fullerton in 2002 and has a certification as a crisis communications specialist and emergency management specialist. He also graduated from the FEMA National Emergency Management Institute Academy in September 2016.
Prior to the arrival of the City's ESC, full-time employees had completed 530 training courses in emergency preparedness between the years 1991 and 2016. Since the arrival of our ESC in 2017, City employees have completed an additional 550 training ...
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