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Linn County reviews tornado response, praises volunteers and plans tabletop exercise
Summary
County officials described the April storm's path and damage, credited volunteers and agencies for rapid search-and-rescue and cleanup, and outlined follow-up steps including a tabletop exercise and requests for detailed ISO and state damage reports.
Chair opened the meeting and moved into an after-action review of severe-storm response following the April 13 tornado and subsequent storms. Sheriff Akes, the county emergency management staff and public-health officials described coordinated steps taken during and after the event to identify damage, assist residents and streamline future responses.
Sheriff Akes said deputies and volunteers shortened search-and-rescue time after the storm and that the county has started providing regular jail-income figures for oversight. "The community came out and was absolutely amazing because they cut our search and rescue time…
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