On a quiet weekend morning, hundreds of El Sobrante residents simultaneously stopped what they were doing and fled their homes upon receiving a single text message.
Richmond’s third evacuation drill was held Saturday, providing neighborhoods in El Sobrante an opportunity to practice what they would do in the event of a local wildfire or other emergency.
Multiple teams were on hand to facilitate the evacuation’s test-run, including the County’s Community Warning System, Office of Emergency Services, Richmond Fire Department, CERT & EmComm, and West Contra Costa Fire Safe Council, along with Councilmember Soheila Bana, who helped organize the event and is the founder and chair of WCCFSC…