Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Emergency Management topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Duke Energy awards Marion County a HERO grant for emergency management software
Summary
Duke Energy announced Marion County received a HERO grant to buy emergency management software (the "4 Runner") and county emergency staff described other grants and recent equipment purchases at the council meeting.
Mindy Taylor, a Duke Energy director of government relations, told the Marion County Council that Marion County is a recipient of a Duke Energy HERO grant to support emergency management software.
Taylor said the county won a HERO grant, an award cycle Duke Energy uses to help local emergency responders apply for funds for technology, training and equipment. "Marion County is the recipient of 1 of those grants, and this year's is for the emergency management software," Taylor said, and she named the software as "the 4 Runner." The grant amount was stated as $1,000.
The announcement came during a council meeting update on emergency-management resources. An emergency management staff member told the council the county also applies annually for a local emergency management performance grant and is working to secure reimbursements from funds remaining from 2019. The staff member said the county submitted a preparation grant for Russell Drive; no award decision was reported at the meeting.
Council members also asked about recent equipment purchases. An unnamed councilmember asked whether the county received a light tower or generator about a year to a year and a half ago. The emergency management staff member said, "Yes. We got a brand new Generac all battery power light tower," and added that it is stored "under the sheriff's car."
No formal council vote was taken on the HERO grant during the meeting; the announcement was presented as an informational item.
The council did not provide a detailed timeline for installing or using the new software during the meeting.
