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Emergency management recommends holding off on county burn ban; spotter training scheduled
Summary
The county's emergency management director reported training activity tied to the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant, a pair of spotter training sessions in April, and recommended not enacting a countywide burn ban at this time while urging caution for residents who burn.
Andrew, Codington County's emergency management director, told the board on March 25 that several area emergency management personnel were attending required training connected to the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (LEMPG) and that the office is updating credentialing and asset-management systems.
Andrew said there will be two spotter-training sessions covering the same topics on April 9 at 6 p.m. and April 10 at 1 p.m. at the County Extension Building as part of severe-weather preparedness week; there is no sign-up and no cost…
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