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Reno County emergency management outlines disaster thresholds, new fire-district merger and volunteer response plans
Summary
Emergency management director Adam Boisar told the Reno County Commission that a recent merger created Reno County Fire District 1, described thresholds and timelines for disaster reimbursements, urged careful prioritization of equipment requests, and reminded residents to call 911 for burn authorizations and to use posted resources.
Adam Boisar, Reno County’s emergency management director, told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 that the county has formal processes for disaster declarations, reimbursement thresholds and emergency operations that residents and volunteer responders should understand.
Boisar said a county disaster declaration qualifies local jurisdictions to request state and federal resources and can speed firefighting and other response efforts. "The county is responsible for approximately the first $290,000," he said, adding that the state must meet a $5,500,000 threshold to make the county eligible for presidential-declaration reimbursements and that qualifying events can yield up to 75% reimbursement of eligible costs.
He explained a related federal program, the…
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