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The nerve center for stormy L.A.

Los Angeles County Supervising Dispatcher Enma DeLeon is one of the people reached by phone when the public calls for help about mudslides, falling rocks and other local emergencies.
Los Angeles County Supervising Dispatcher Enma DeLeon is one of the people reached by phone when the public calls for help about mudslides, falling rocks and other local emergencies.
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During a storm, when roads are flooding and mud is flowing, critical decisions get made at the Los Angeles County Public Works operations center in Alhambra.