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Cass County seeks FEMA sign-off on regional mitigation plan; federal partners to run mass‑gathering exercises in Fargo
Summary
County emergency management staff told the commission a KLJ‑prepared regional hazard mitigation plan is pending FEMA approval and described upcoming federal tabletop and training events in Fargo, rolling‑barrier equipment and a grant transfer on the consent agenda.
Cass County emergency management officials told the commission that a regional hazard mitigation plan prepared by KLJ is awaiting final approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and that federal partners will stage a tabletop exercise and training in Fargo focused on mass gatherings.
The county has placed a grant transfer on the consent agenda as a placeholder while it waits for FEMA approval. “Those aren't funds we've received yet, and not until we receive a final approval from FEMA can we get those funds placed in that account,” a county emergency management official said. He said the KLJ draft runs more than 300 pages and is being reviewed jointly with the state DES so communities can…
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