County praises disaster management exercise and commends coordinator Johnny Lewis

County Administrator Gary Schmidt used the administrator update to recognize the Office of Disaster Management and to report on a recent Mount Hood wildfire evacuation exercise that involved representatives from more than 30 local public-safety agencies. Schmidt said FEMA did not participate as it normally would because of federal staffing reductions, so county staff led the exercise and "did a fantastic job." He singled out training and exercise coordinator Johnny Lewis and read commendations submitted by a local chaplain and Clackamas Fire.