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EMA update: Knox County reunified about 769 students in emergency exercise; county shares lessons with other jurisdictions
Summary
Emergency management staff told commissioners that a recent reunification activation reunited roughly 769 students with parents/guardians in about 110 minutes, that after-action reviews are underway, and that the county is leading regional preparedness and a K-12 caucus.
Knox County emergency management staff delivered an update focused on school reunification drills and regional preparedness efforts.
JT and EMA staff said the county conducted multiple reunification activations this school year. They described a Clear Fork quasi-activation and a full-scale East Knox activation that reunified about 769 students with parents and guardians; the team reported the process from first reunified student to the last took…
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