Community, leaders raise concerns over Contra Costa Countys emergency warning system NBC Bay Area [Video]

A new civil grand jury report in Contra Costa County is raising a red flag about the county system for warning people during a major disaster. The worry is that the system isn’t truly ready for a major emergency.

NBC Bay Area spoke with Richmond councilmember Soheila Bana, who is among those who have raised concerns about emergency preparedness.

“We live in a wildfire area and we need to be as prepared as possible,” she said.

Bana also founded the West Contra Costa Fire Safe Council in 2022.

“We believe there is a serious issue. We would hate to see what other communities who have gone through the wildfire go through, like we didn’t know what was wrong, we didn’t have preparation for this,” she said.

The concern is about the Contra Costa County’s community warning system, which the civil grand jury said is at risk of failing in a …