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Johnson County updates mutual aid policy to allow assistance without formal disaster declaration
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Dan Robeson, division of emergency management, told the Board of County Commissioners that the county will ask the board next week to approve an updated mutual aid policy removing a requirement for a formal disaster declaration before aid can be provided.
Dan Robeson, division of emergency management, told the Board of County Commissioners that the county will ask the board next week to approve two items to strengthen its disaster assistance posture, including an updated mutual aid policy that removes a requirement that a requesting jurisdiction be under a formal disaster declaration before receiving aid.
"This updated resolution would remove that restriction," Robeson said, adding that state statute authorizes local governments to adopt mutual aid policies and defines what constitutes a disaster. He said the revised policy clarifies the county's authority to provide assistance both within Kansas and across state lines and…
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