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Series Of Storms Test Evacuation Protocols For Santa Barbara County

Last week was the first major test of the rainfall season for many of the burn areas on the Central and South Coasts.  The good news was that there were no major problems, with the exception of the flooding of an RV park in Ventura County.

Many of those who died in the 1/9 debris flow in 2018 in what were labeled voluntary evacuation areas. Public safety officials have changed evacuation protocols in Santa Barbara County to make them easier to understand, and to keep people safe.

KCLU’s Lance Orozco talks with the county's top emergency management official, who explains the protocols and what they mean to people.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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