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Anderson County emergency management outlines sheltering, radio capacity and volunteer plans
Summary
The countyEmergency Management Agency presented its four-phase approach to disaster planning and response, detailed partners including DOE and FEMA, said the CRC shelter could receive about 21,000 people in a mass reception scenario, and described volunteer CERT/DART programs and equipment needs.
Joseph Meade, Anderson CountyEmergency Management director, told commissioners the agencyis responsible for mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery and that EMAcoordinates planning across local agencies, federal partners and municipalities.
Meade said EMA works closely with the Department of Energyand site organizations at Oak Ridge (Y-12, ORNL) on sheltering and drills and that the countyis preparing a reception center that could receive ‘‘about 21,000 peopleto Anderson County’’ in a large evacuation. "We…
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