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Pulaski County approves emergency operations upgrades, generator purchase and EOC relocation plan

2164711 · January 29, 2025
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Fiscal Court approved a $29,200 propane generator purchase, awarded a contract to move the emergency operations center and accepted other emergency-management measures aimed at improving redundancy and disaster response.

Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved multiple emergency-preparedness measures Friday, including purchase of a propane backup generator for $29,200, relocation of the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to a separate facility and a contract award to handle the EOC move and related technology work.

Emergency management coordinator Chris Ranshaw told the court he had drafted a winter-storm plan after taking the role and described several changes intended to improve county response, including establishing an on-site Red Cross presence, pursuing K‑9 certification for county teams and naming Derek Denny as county…

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