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Essex County reviews Nov. 13 emergency exercise, seeks tighter documentation for FEMA reimbursement
Summary
County emergency staff briefed supervisors on a Nov. 13 Emergency Operations Plan exercise that tested activation, damage assessment, mass care, finance and public information modules; presenters emphasized documentation for potential FEMA reimbursement and recommended quarterly departmental training plus an annual or biennial full exercise.
Tommy (Staff member) told the Essex County Board of Supervisors that the county held a modular Emergency Operations Plan exercise on Nov. 13 to validate procedures across activation, damage assessment, mass care and public information, and to test documentation needed for potential FEMA reimbursement.
The exercise used a split-day, module-based format so employees could participate without leaving day-to-day duties, Tommy said, and included facilitators from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and support from…
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