County explains pandemic-era data shift; MRC volunteers now tracked separately from emergency management

Sep 22, 2026

Public health staff said the pandemic changed how volunteers were logged (all under emergency management) and that the county now tracks medical reserve corps volunteers separately; sheriff's office planned a new skilled-volunteer program starting December 2025.

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Public health staff told commissioners changes in volunteer tracking during the pandemic created a visual spike under "emergency management" on earlier charts; the county has since returned to more granular categories.

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