Public safety seeks higher FEMA cost share, updates Emergency Operations Plan and reports EMT/equipment testing progress
Public Safety reported FEMA requested increasing the Hazard Mitigation Plan grant match from 5% to 10%; the Emergency Operations Plan has been revised with state input; EMPG fund applications are processing to cover radios and partial salaries; and EMT certifications and SCBA testing are underway.
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Eric Hobson, the county public-safety official, told commissioners that the county’s FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan grant application required a higher cost share: FEMA asked the county to change the match from the listed 5% to 10%, and Hobson said he was preparing revised paperwork for re-submittal.
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