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Butte‑Silver Bow emergency management outlines water‑supply response and wind‑event lessons
Summary
The county’s emergency management director recapped a water contamination incident and a December wind event, describing an expanded hotline, >4,000 cases of bottled water distributed, over 2,300 hotline calls, and lessons learned on communications, generator gaps and staffing.
Lisa Carey, director of Butte‑Silver Bow Emergency Management, told commissioners that the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) coordinated two recent incidents: a multi‑day water contamination response and a December wind event that produced hurricane‑force gusts at the airport.
Lede: Carey said the EOC’s coordinated actions included issuing ‘do not consume’ notices, expanding a hotline, distributing bottled water and standing up a Joint Information Center for consistent public messaging.
Nut graf: The presentation described operational decisions, public‑notification methods and observed equipment and staffing…
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