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Lancaster County proclaims Severe Weather Awareness Week and honors volunteer storm spotters
Summary
The board adopted a resolution recognizing March 23–27, 2026 as Severe Weather Awareness Week and March 28 as Storm Spotter/Emergency Management Volunteer Appreciation Day; emergency management officials described volunteer radio operations and training capacity.
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on March 17 adopted a resolution recognizing March 23–27, 2026 as Severe Weather Awareness Week and March 28 as Storm Spotter/Emergency Management Volunteer Appreciation Day.
Jim David Saber, director of Lincoln Lancaster County Emergency Management, told commissioners the volunteers provide crucial early‑warning and communication services and that the county relies on amateur radio operators and spotters to identify problems before they grow. He said the county takes an "all hazards" approach to volunteer support and thanked the board for recognizing their service.
Ed Holloway, the primary point of contact with the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club, described the program's training and credentialing cadence and said the county currently has "just under 150 trained and credentialed spotters that deploy to points out in the county." Holloway also described volunteers' support roles during multi‑jurisdictional incidents, including assisting with radio reprogramming for out‑of‑state agencies.
The board thanked the volunteers and voted unanimously to approve the resolution. Commissioners noted the importance of volunteers and encouraged attendance at the March 28 spotter training session at the county training facility previously used as the Lancaster County work‑release site.
