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Dickinson County emergency management director reviews equipment‑focused budget, training and storm response
Summary
Emergency Management Director Chase Smith presented his department’s budget and recent activities, including advanced weather spotter training, courthouse active‑shooter preparedness, interagency exercises and consolidation of equipment maintenance costs; commissioners asked clarifying questions about funding lines.
Chase Smith, Dickinson County’s emergency management director, briefed the commission on recent training activities, interagency coordination and the department’s proposed budget adjustments.
Smith said he recently presented at an appraisers’ conference on courthouse security and “active shooter” response and emphasized the department’s focus on the initial minutes before law‑enforcement arrival. He described a regional advanced weather spotter class taught by Nemaha County’s emergency manager that included radar reading and operational features to help deputies avoid storm cores and reduce liability.
Smith also reviewed line‑item changes in the…
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