Emergency management outlines preparedness, hazmat coverage and Everbridge use
The county emergency management director summarized legal authorities, grant funding, hazmat-team coverage, recent hailstorm recovery work and Everbridge enrollment; he urged continued preparedness and noted FEMA and state grant processes underway.
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Brandon, the county’s emergency management presenter, reviewed the office’s legal and operational responsibilities and recent work on disaster preparedness and response. He cited federal authorities including the Robert T. Stafford Act and described state and county statutes guiding local emergency management, said FEMA’s Emergency Management Performance Grant funds his position, and summarized that the team conducts preparedness, mitigation and outreach while supporting recovery from a recent Westby hailstorm.
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