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Committee reviews emergency alerts, warns sirens are limited and shelter plans hampered by floodplain rules
Summary
Committee discussed limits of outdoor sirens, promoted HyperReach reverse-911 alerts, and said proposed shelter space at the sheriff’s station and community center cannot qualify for federal retrofit grants because both lie in a flood plain.
Members of the First Response Services Committee discussed emergency notification methods and short-term shelter options following recent severe-weather activity, concluding that outdoor sirens have limited reach and that two local buildings cannot receive federal retrofit funds because they are in a flood plain.
The committee heard from Matt Beatty, who described the challenges of converting the sheriff’s station basement into a federally funded shelter: “We can't get funding from it for federal funding anyways because it's in a flood plain,” he said. He and other speakers encouraged residents to rely on multiple alert methods rather than sirens alone.
A 9-1-1 district representative described…
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