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County emergency management outlines volunteer policing, rescue and dive teams, spotter program
Summary
Minnehaha County Emergency Management presented its 2024 overview to the commission, detailing volunteer units — police reserve, rescue squad and dive team — and partnership work with local agencies and the National Weather Service.
Maria Monkfold, the county emergency management representative, briefed the Minnehaha County Commission on March 4 about the office’s mission, volunteer units and recent exercises.
Lede: Monkfold said the office coordinates preparedness, response and recovery planning, and supports three volunteer programs — a police reserve (36 certified officers in 2024), a rescue squad (16 members) and a 16-person dive team — that together donated thousands of hours last year.
Nut graf: The volunteer programs…
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