Kenneth Fire in Calabasas
Kenneth Fire in Calabasas

Kenneth Fire in Calabasas

Calabasas resident Norm Goodkin spent the day of the Kenneth fire transmitting updates via amateur radio as he tried to help those who had lost cellphone service. That evening, the 81-year-old Goodkin left his Greater Mulwood home—where his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren were staying after they evacuated from Oak Park—and went to the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station to pick up batteries for his radio. He began working as a volunteer at the station back in 1979.

Asked where he resides, Goodkin responded smartly: “Zone 414.” His neighborhood is in the area designated CAL-C414 on the map used by emergency services to plan evacuations. Goodkin took to heart an active 2023 campaign by local cities that urged residents to learn which evacuation zone they live in:

“That’s very important, that people know their zone.”

Residents can use the Genasys Protect platform to enter their address, find their zone, and get targeted updates.

Norm Goodkin assisted the community by sending messages over radio.

Excerpt from The Acorn article

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