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Emergency management administrator outlines five‑year build of Grand Rapids program, cites THIRA and storm‑ready designation
Summary
Allison Froley, the city’s emergency management administrator, told the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 31 that her office has spent the past five years building the city’s emergency management baseline, completing an all‑hazards emergency operations plan, obtaining access to the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), expanding public outreach and achieving a StormReady designation.
Allison Froley, the city’s emergency management administrator, told the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 31 that her office has spent the past five years building the city’s emergency management baseline, completing an all‑hazards emergency operations plan, obtaining access to the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), expanding public outreach and achieving a StormReady designation.
Why it matters: Froley said the city now has a documented operations framework, alerting capability, a growing CERT volunteer base and an ongoing risk assessment (THIRA) that will guide where the city…
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