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Sarasota emergency services outlines 2024 hurricane season after-action, orders debris-management staffing changes
Summary
Emergency Services Director Rich Collins briefed the commission on the county's 2024 hurricane season after‑action report, listing 22 successes, 22 observations and 62 enhancements. The board supported hiring a debris‑management specialist and additional warehouse and staging capacity to speed future responses.
Sarasota County Emergency Services Director Rich Collins presented a season-wide after‑action report on May 20 that reviewed emergency operations from the county’s extended activation during the 2024 hurricane season. Collins said teams were activated for roughly 65 days and identified 22 successes and 22 observations that produced 62 enhancement recommendations for planning, public information, situational assessment, operational coordination, mass care, infrastructure and logistics.
Collins told commissioners the county’s communications work was a major success, especially joint information…
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