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McDowell County recognizes emergency operations staff after multiple storm activations
Summary
County EMS director William Keller and commissioners honored Emergency Operations Center staff for extended activations during recent storms and continuing disaster-response duties; staff were praised for coordinating shelters, medical transports and FEMA reimbursement work.
William Keller, identified in the meeting as the county EMS director, used the Board of Commissioners’ Feb. 9 session to recognize the county’s Emergency Operations Center team for “long activations” over the past five to six years, including COVID, Hurricane Helene and recent winter storms.
Keller said the EOC includes EMS, emergency management, 911 communications and addressing, a community paramedic program and the fire…
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