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County emergency planners review dam exercise, Red Cross calls spike and measles vulnerability
Summary
Emergency management staff described a functional exercise of a Lake Wessota dam failure scenario and preplanning steps; Red Cross reported a 50% year‑over‑year increase in assistance calls in the county, and public health warned of measles vulnerability in the region due to suboptimal vaccination rates.
Emergency management, the American Red Cross and public health officials gave updates on disaster exercises, increasing post-fire assistance calls and regional vulnerability to measles.
Melissa from Dunn County emergency management described participating in a functional exercise with Xcel Energy simulating a Lake Wessota dam failure. Planners said the scenario showed flood impacts could reach Dunn County about three hours after a failure and would cause localized flooding and river erosion; emergency management staff said they are coordinating with the highway…
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