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West Palm Beach says local emergency funds and trained staff will help as FEMA-led training is cut
Summary
Assistant Fire Chief Brent Bloomfield, West Palm Beach emergency manager, said the city is preparing for the coming hurricane season using local emergency funds and trained personnel after FEMA-led classes were cut from statewide conferences.
Assistant Fire Chief Brent Bloomfield, West Palm Beach's emergency manager, said city administrators and first responders are already preparing for the upcoming hurricane season and relying on local emergency funds and trained personnel after some FEMA-led training was canceled.
Bloomfield said the city has set aside emergency funds that "would be able to, you know, get through a certain amount of, response until the county or…
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