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Fayetteville, Cumberland County officials outline emergency-management tools and gaps ahead of hurricane season
Summary
City and county emergency-management staff reviewed hazards, alert systems, stream-gauge expansions and funding uncertainties, and asked council to help update hazard mitigation planning and public outreach.
City and county emergency-management officials briefed the Fayetteville City Council on local hazards, notification systems and funding limits during a work session on Aug. 4, stressing greater public outreach and updates to the jurisdiction's mitigation plans.
The presentation, led by Laura Smith, the city's emergency-management manager, and Gary Crumpler, Cumberland County emergency manager, outlined how the jurisdictions use WebEOC to request resources, the four phases of emergency management (mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery), and the local role in declaring states of emergency.
Why it matters: Emergency declarations and hazard-mitigation plans shape whether the city can get federal public-assistance and mitigation grants under…
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