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County emergency management runs damage‑assessment refresher for fire personnel ahead of storm season
Summary
Emergency management staff led damage assessment training covering windshield surveys, documentation forms, damage categories (affected, minor, major, destroyed), photographic standards and how assessments feed state and FEMA requests for disaster declarations and reimbursement.
Lancaster County emergency management and fire training staff gave a damage‑assessment refresher to Fire Commission members and department officers, explaining the county’s process for documenting storm damage and how local assessments support state and federal disaster assistance requests.
Presenters reviewed the operational steps: wait for conditions to be safe, prioritize life safety, conduct windshield surveys and record address or GPS, structure type, occupancy, estimated damage category (affected,…
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