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County emergency manager outlines exercises, FEMA‑approved mitigation plan and grant requests
Summary
James, the county emergency manager, reviewed 2025 exercises, FEMA approval of the valley's multi‑hazard mitigation plan through 2030, and ongoing grant requests and reimbursement pursuits tied to recent storms, floods and drought declarations.
James, who identified himself as the county emergency manager, told the Lewiston City Council the county carried out multiple exercises in 2025 and early 2026, including a cybersecurity tabletop with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and local health systems, functional exercises with the Bureau of Reclamation on Snake River operations and a full‑scale aircraft response exercise with Lewiston Airport.
He said the county updated several key plans this year: an emergency operations plan, a continuity of…
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