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Pulaski County emergency manager briefs court on FEMA reimbursements, shelter plans and EOC expansion
Summary
Emergency management director Chris Mason told the Fiscal Court the county now has a state‑approved emergency operations plan, expects FEMA reimbursements (including $222,585.50 for three road projects), and urged the creation of a countywide shelter network and EOC mobile expansion to protect thousands living in mobile homes.
Chris Mason, Pulaski County’s emergency management director, told the fiscal court the county has a state‑approved emergency operations plan for the first time since 2020 and is moving to strengthen disaster response after an EF‑4 tornado and spring floods this year.
“We didn’t really have an effective emergency operations plan,” Mason said, adding the plan “is now sitting on the judge’s desk.” He credited recent relocation of the county emergency operations center for improving response during the tornado and said the county will…
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