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OEM, Metro Water and NDOT describe sheltering, food distribution and FEMA coordination after deadly ice storm
Summary
City emergency-management and service agencies detailed opening more than 50 warming sites, transporting residents to shelters, distributing food and water, activating VOAD and standing up disaster assistance centers while FEMA individual assistance remains under review.
NASHVILLE — Metro agencies told a joint council committee that the city activated emergency shelters, mobilized transportation lines and coordinated with nonprofits after Winter Storm Fern left thousands without power and services.
A mayor's office representative said more than 50 warming sites were opened early in the event, along with overflow shelter capacity and a transportation line to bring residents to warming centers. The city launched nashvilleresponse.com and a Winter Storm Response Commission to review Metro and NES actions, and the mayor's office said early donors seeded the…
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