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Union County outlines shelter plan and staffing after winter storm threat
Summary
Union County emergency preparedness staff described how the county staffed and operated a local shelter for Winter Storm Fern, citing pre-deployed equipment, a 100-member trained roster goal and a primary shelter at Monroe Middle School with generator capacity.
Union County’s emergency preparedness coordinator told the board that the county activated its sheltering plan for Winter Storm Fern and relied primarily on county staff after regional Red Cross capacity was limited.
Jason Urian, emergency preparedness coordinator for Human Services, said the county expanded a local sheltering team after the Red Cross reported volunteer shortages in 2023. “We opened up the task force in early 2024 for recruitment,” he said, and at the time of the storm 73 of 100 planned positions were filled.
The county’s approac…
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