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County approves FEMA IPAWS agreement; EMS financial review finds rising losses for local squads
Summary
Supervisors authorized integration with FEMA’s IPAWS alerting system and carried several 911 and emergency-management grant budget actions. County EMS leaders reported that three of five rescue squads lost nearly $500,000 combined over a recent two-year period and said they will propose cost-equalization options ahead of the 2026 budget.
Columbia County’s Public Safety Committee on Jan. 14 approved an agreement to join the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to gain additional alerting tools, including geofencing to reach cell phones in an impacted area even if residents are not signed up for New York Alert.
The committee also approved resolutions to bring 9‑1‑1 and emergency‑management grants into the county’s 2025 budget year and carried several routine reappointments and appointments related to the Fire Advisory Board and the…
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