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Hardin County chair praises county EOP concurrence and warns of possible flash flooding
Summary
The meeting recognized county emergency staff for securing concurrence on the emergency operations plan and warned residents about potential flash flooding overnight; chiefs will review a five-year service plan Monday at 6:30 p.m.
The Chair opened the meeting by recognizing Mr. DeWitt and emergency-management staff after Hardin County became, “as of a couple days ago, the only county that's concurred with our EOP,” and thanked them for the accomplishment.
The Chair said the county will note and honor personnel involved in a recent flood response, including assistance from the Kentucky State Police and the Hardin County Sheriff's Office; the Chair said the response team was able to rescue two or three people from a vehicle during that incident. Senator Payne has requested the names of some responders, and the Chair said the office would draft recognitions.
Attendees discussed weather forecasts and a risk of flash flooding overnight. The Chair advised staff to monitor conditions, giving an estimated window for heavy rain around 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. and noting more rain through Saturday morning in multiple spells. The Chair reminded personnel that Hardin County contains many low-lying areas that are vulnerable to flooding and asked that the command trailer and event staff be checked and readied.
The Chair said a town-hall–informed plan will be presented to fire and public-safety chiefs Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the same meeting room; committee members will receive a revised version afterward for feedback. No formal votes or motions on these items were recorded in the transcript.
The committee adjourned after completing the agenda items recorded in the transcript.
