Finding F7
When held, scenario-based disaster response training typically focuses on agency coordination, mitigation, and planning, but often does not include the actual activities that need to be performed during a real event. As a result, law enforcement officers may not be adequately trained on the specific skills needed to respond to disasters in their communities. (R4, R5, R6, R7, R8)
Jury report: Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Local Law Enforcement Agencies · PDF page 12
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Humboldt County Sheriff
Partly agrees; identifies practical field exercises as well as coordination training.
Read official response · PDF page 4Pages 4–5 acknowledge the importance of realistic training while citing CMCI activity and tsunami evacuation exercises as examples of hands-on response. The disputed training characterization is identifiable; the examples are not a comprehensive evaluation of officer readiness.
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Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Partly agrees; some exercises include practical response activities.
Read official response · PDF page 4The Board accepts the importance of realistic instruction and distinguishes planning-only work from hands-on components in the F6 exercises. This identifies its disputed portion without independently verifying training adequacy.
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Ferndale City Council, with Police Chief concurrence
Agrees.
Read official response · PDF page 2Explicitly agrees. Agreement states a statutory position without requiring a disagreement explanation. No independent factual support or implementation evidence accompanies this answer.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.