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Emergency management director details new sirens, staffing and improved cardiac survival rates
Summary
Johnny Adams, Jessman County Emergency Management director, said the county replaced aging storm sirens (increasing from 10 to 15), expanded emergency staffing and reported strong EMS performance, including a jump in cardiac survival rates from about 12.5% in 2019 to roughly 40% reported today.
Johnny Adams, director of Jessman County Emergency Management, briefed attendees in Wilmore on preparedness upgrades and EMS performance.
Adams said the county replaced an aging storm-siren network and increased the number of sirens from 10 to 15, put the sirens on a dedicated frequency and automated activation to cut response time. "We replaced those that were a 25 year old piece of equipment...we had 10 Sirens we now have 15," Adams said, noting the new system activates automatically during statewide drills and warnings.
He also described staffing and equipment improvements: Emergency Management staffing expanded from one part-time person to multiple vehicles and four staff positions (including a full-time grant specialist), new portable generators and shelter gear acquired through state programs, and relocation plans for an Emergency Operations Center into a former sheriff's office building to improve readiness.
Adams highlighted EMS clinical outcomes: he said the county went from a 12.5% cardiac survival rate in 2019 to about 40% in recent reporting and said the county is piloting whole-blood capability for emergency responders.
What happens next: Adams described ongoing plans for a storm-spotter program and further expansion of siren coverage; no emergency ordinances or votes resulted from the briefing.
(Reporting based on remarks by Johnny Adams at the Wilmore meeting.)
