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Emergency management outlines post‑storm water response and launches third‑party recovery planning with Hagerty
Summary
Stephen Willoughby and consultants from Hagerty Consulting described the city’s timeline for the January winter storm, activation of the emergency operations center, boil‑water advisory and water distribution, and an incident response assessment and post‑disaster recovery plan to be developed with community input.
Stephen Willoughby, director of Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response and city emergency management coordinator, briefed the Public Safety Standing Committee on the city’s response to a winter storm that prompted a state declaration and a boil‑water advisory after the water treatment plant lost power and flooded.
Willoughby said the city activated its emergency operations center, opened inclement‑weather sheltering and began water distribution the evening the plant lost power. The boil‑water advisory was activated January 6, Willoughby said, and lifted on Jan. 11; the Office of Emergency Management shifted the EOC from full activation to monitoring and then toward normal operations over the following week.
Willoughby said the Office of Emergency Management has…
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