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Cowlitz County emergency manager outlines river mapping, alerting and training plans
Summary
Scott Neaves, director of emergency management, briefed commissioners on 2025 alerting statistics (about 56,000 residents reached), drone mapping of the Cowlitz River to monitor sediment from Mount St. Helens, hazard plan updates and training exercises; he warned FEMA funding and timing remain uncertain.
Scott Neaves, director of the county Department of Emergency Management, gave a multi‑part briefing on alerting, planning and training priorities. He told the commissioners that in 2025 the county used multiple systems and "reached about 56,000 residents in Cowlitz County" through subscription and wireless alerting systems.
Neaves described ongoing planning work including a threat hazard identification and risk assessment, completion and state review of the county’s comprehensive emergency management…
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