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Murray County adopts updated Emergency Operations Plan and hazardous-materials reporting update
Summary
The board adopted an updated Murray County Emergency Operations Plan after regional and state review; the plan incorporates MnWAC hazardous-materials reporting, siren coverage and continuity (COOP) planning and will be posted for staff review.
Carl, who led the county's revision effort, told commissioners that the Emergency Operations Plan had been reviewed by neighboring emergency managers and the regional review committee (RRC) and that the state recommended adopting the updated plan.
"Every entity that's listed in this document that has hazardous materials stored in the county... has to give me the documents and how much they have on-site, where it's stored," Carl said, summarizing the MnWAC component that inventories hazardous materials and helps fire services respond.
Carl described the plan's scope—hazardous materials, severe weather, siren locations, mitigation, continuity of operations (COOP) and roles if county officials are unavailable—and said the document will be shared on a drive and posted to the county website for staff review. Commissioners asked staff training and coverage questions; Carl said employees would be trained and the materials would be available for departments to consult.
The board voted to adopt the plan by resolution on the regional recommendation.
Why it matters: Updating the emergency plan and formally adopting it after regional and state review aligns the county with regional hazardous-materials reporting requirements and clarifies operational roles and continuity measures.
Next steps: Staff will publish the plan on the county's shared drive and website and schedule department-level reviews and training.
