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Shawnee County reviews multidepartment snowstorm response; officials report major costs and equipment losses
Summary
County department heads summarized the timeline, costs and lessons from the Jan. 3–6 snowstorm, reporting multi-department labor and equipment expenses, one overturned county truck and deferred trash collection for some routes.
Shawnee County department heads told the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 27 that the county’s multiagency response to a January snowstorm required extended staffing, produced substantial costs and revealed equipment and coordination gaps that officials plan to address.
Dylan Hart, emergency management specialist, summarized the timeline: National Weather Service warnings on Jan. 1 prompted county monitoring and coordination starting Jan. 2, duty-officer scheduling and pre-storm public notices using Everbridge. Hart said county staff performed roadway checks early each morning to inform closure decisions; commissioners announced closures after a reported accumulation of about 14 inches by the evening of Jan. 5.
Hart and Scott Garcia, deputy director, said the county worked with ambulance provider AMR and hospitals during the storm; Garcia reported one hospital experienced an in‑facility electrical problem that required coordination on ambulance diversions but said it was addressed before the…
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