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Dearborn County emergency management asks commissioners to draft disaster declaration
Summary
Emergency management staff told the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners that recent grass and brush fire activity and dry conditions warrant a drafted disaster declaration that could be lifted administratively when conditions improve; the request was seconded but the record does not show a formal vote or final ratification.
Emergency management staff asked the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners at the board meeting to draft a disaster declaration to respond to recent grass and brush fires and dry weather and to allow officials to lift the declaration once conditions improve without waiting for a subsequent meeting.
The request came after emergency management personnel said they had met with fire chiefs from across the county to discuss rising fire risk and response needs. “I’m here requesting the board of commission to draft by the end the declaration disaster declaration,” the emergency management staff said. The speaker…
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