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County emergency‑management workshop lays out shelters, supply distribution and debris rules; sets limits on private‑property pumping
Summary
Columbia County emergency‑management and public‑works staff presented a tiered storm plan to commissioners that defines shelter sites, points of distribution for supplies, sandbag and debris procedures, and a narrow standard for pumping private property — limited to restoring emergency‑vehicle access.
County emergency management and public works staff presented a preparedness workshop to the Board of County Commissioners that laid out a tiered approach to shelters, points of distribution (PODs) for supplies, sandbag locations, and debris‑removal policy.
Kevin Kirby (Public Works) proposed a four‑level incident scale (A–E) tied to outage and flooding counts; each level maps to a set of activation steps: shelter locations, special‑needs shelter backups, pet‑friendly shelter arrangements, and PODs for ice, water, MREs and tarps. For example, a major “Level A” event would activate multiple shelters (Fort…
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