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After-action report finds staffing, communications and logistics gaps; county sets 49 prioritized preparedness actions

5784798 · September 17, 2025
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Buncombe County presented an after-action report on Tropical Storm Helene that includes 49 recommended actions and 199 subtasks; county staff said high-priority items will begin this quarter, and that the preparedness action plan will align with recovery and strategic planning work.

Buncombe County staff presented a county after-action report on Tropical Storm Helene that analyzed internal emergency operations and external first-responder activities and identified 49 recommended actions and 199 subtasks to improve future preparedness and response.

"The preparedness action plan has 49 recommended actions and a 199 subtasks that roll up under those actions," said Heather Parkinson, who led the county—s after-action work in Strategy & Innovation. Parkinson said the report incorporated…

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