County emergency manager reviews recent training, drone ID device and FEMA damage assessment
Jackson County emergency manager Jason reported training and equipment purchases funded by Homeland Security grants, an RFP for pre-disaster hazard mitigation planning, submission of a FEMA damage assessment and rollout of a regional drone‑identification device to assist incident commanders.
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Jason, the county emergency manager, told the committee the department sent six county personnel to the Great Lakes Homeland Security Training Conference and used Homeland Security Grant Program funds to pay travel and training costs. “We were fortunate enough we were able to send a total of 6 members from Jackson County to that,” he said, adding that the delegation included township public-safety officers, city fire staff and a school resource officer.
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