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Page County emergency manager outlines year of storms, siren and radio upgrades
Summary
Joel Harvey gave a year-in-review of storms, fires and training, highlighted an EF‑1 tornado in Essex, described a hazmat cleanup paid by the responsible party, and said siren and base radio upgrades (installation ~ $13,000; ~$5,400 per siren) and grant applications are priorities.
Joel Harvey, Page County emergency manager, told the meeting that 2025 brought multiple field fires, an EF‑1 tornado in Essex on April 17 that impacted Pierce Creek, several house fires and a hazardous-material truck accident that required a week of environmental testing.
Harvey said the county worked with Red Cross on feeding cleanup crews after the tornado and that many affected residents used private insurance for recovery. He described regional training and exercises — including severe weather spotting with Fremont County, multi‑casualty drills with schools and hospitals, and attendance at regional emergency-management…
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