The county is well-equipped to handle the recent Rolling Hills Estates landslide, California emergency declaration unlikely, state official says.
It seems unlikely California will declare a state of emergency related to theWhile a state emergency declaration isn’t out of the question, Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, indicated during a Monday, July 17, interview that the Peartree Lane disaster is something Los Angeles County is likely able to handle on its own.
Despite that an emergency declaration being unlikely, Cal OES has been on the ground in Rolling Hills Estates since the beginning of the catastrophe, Ferguson said. Hahn, in fact, joined Cal OES representatives on Friday to tour the landslide area, Odendahl said early Monday. All disasters, Ferguson said, are local. If the city responds and exceeds its capacity, it can ask the county for help. If the county doesn’t have the resources, it can ask the state, he said.The state could provide technical assistance, Ferguson added. And, in deed, California Geological Survey personnel have already visited Peartree Lane, he said.
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