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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2006

Top Officials from All Major Berkeley Institutions to Meet on Disaster Preparations

 Senior state, county, and city emergency services officials will meet with and brief senior officials from UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Alta Bates Hospital, and others on Thursday morning.

Berkeley, CA – Top officials from every major institution in the City of Berkeley will meet for the first time on the morning of Thursday, March 23^rd to discuss coordination and communication plans in the event of a major disaster.  Top emergency services officials from the State of California and Alameda County will brief the officials.

“Hurricane Katrina was a wake up call for all of us.  In the event of a major regional disaster like an earthquake, we need to make sure that Berkeley is ready and able to take care of itself for up to a week before outside help arrives,” said Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates.  “That effort starts with clear lines of communication and plans for coordination among all the major institutions in the City.”

Attendees will include:

·           Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates

·           UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau

·           Alameda County Board of Supervisors President Keith Carson

·           Berkeley School District Superintendent Michelle Lawrence

·           Vista College President Judy Walters

·           State Emergency Services Coastal District Administrator Rich Eisner

·           Alta Bates Summit Medical Center CEO Warren Kirk

·           Alameda County Sheriff Charles Plummer

·           Alameda County Chief Administrator Susan Muranishi

·           Berkeley City Manager Phil Kamlarz

·           Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Associate Director David McGraw

·           Berkeley Police Chief Doug Hambleton

·           Berkeley Fire Chief Debra Pryor

·           UC Berkeley Chief of Police Vicky Harrison

·           Bayer Healthcare Office of Emergency Preparedness Jeff Bowman

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