County emergency manager reports cutbacks to EMPG funding and a 'Code Red' data compromise

Dec 3, 2025

The county Emergency Manager told commissioners that federal/state emergency grants have declined, a Courts Creek scoping project is estimated at $47,990 (county match ~$11,997.50), and the county’s Code Red alerting vendor experienced a data compromise that interrupted IPAW-certified alerting.

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The Lincoln County emergency manager briefed the commissioners on Dec. 3 about an array of preparedness issues: grant awards that appear reduced, an engineering scoping estimate for a stream/road armoring project, mountain‑top radio and generator repairs, and a local impact from a compromise of the Code Red alerting service.

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