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City staff outline hurricane readiness, sandbagging and post-storm damage assessment
Summary
City managers and emergency staff reviewed the city's hurricane-response sequence including NOAA monitoring, sandbag distribution, essential staffing, evacuation practices, damage assessment for FEMA, and coordination with the county EOC.
City management and public safety officials presented a high-level hurricane preparedness briefing Tuesday that detailed monitoring, operational roles, sandbag distribution and post‑storm damage assessment procedures.
“During the season we watch this regularly,” City Manager Kurt Swartzlander told the City Commission, pointing to NOAA tracking as the starting point for weather monitoring and coordination with the Volusia County Emergency Operations Center. Community Services Director Stewart Cruz and Public Safety Director Mike Fowler described operational steps the city takes as storms approach and after they pass.
Why it matters: the briefing laid out the city’s operational triggers, who staff reports to during an event, and how the city collects damage data needed…
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