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Emergency manager briefs commissioners on local disaster declaration roles and recovery process
Summary
The county emergency manager reviewed how local, county, state and federal disaster declarations work, the county’s role in damage assessment and recovery, and where commissioners fit into emergency decision making.
The county emergency manager briefed commissioners July 1 on roles and responsibilities during disasters, emphasizing that disasters “begin locally and they’re handled locally” and explaining how local, county, state and federal declarations interact.
The manager said cities and counties can declare emergencies, and that a county declaration is required before the state will pursue a federal (Stafford…
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