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Richland County moves to adopt state-local BRIC agreement; emergency management outlines mitigation plan and IPAWS alerting
Summary
The Richland County Board of Commissioners considered a state-local agreement for a BRIC grant to update the county hazard mitigation plan and heard from Emergency Management about public meetings, submission deadlines and use of IPAWS for geo-targeted alerts.
The Richland County Board of Commissioners on July 8, 2025 moved to approve a state-local agreement tied to a BRIC grant to update the county’s hazard mitigation plan, and Emergency Management staff described how the plan will be developed, publicized and could be paired with the county’s ability to send geo-targeted emergency alerts through IPAWS.
County Emergency Management Director Sarah Potts told commissioners the mitigation plan update will bring municipalities, townships, utilities and other partners together to identify the county’s biggest hazards and potential mitigation projects; the plan must be submitted to the state by late June 2026 and could make future mitigation funding available.
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