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County emergency manager reviews recent training, drone ID device and FEMA damage assessment
Summary
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.
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.
Jason described several grant‑funded initiatives under way: a pre‑disaster hazard mitigation planning RFP issued June 1 (proposal period through June 24), the purchase of four replacement HAZMAT suits after teams found damaged seals, and participation in a regional drone‑identification project that provided a portable device at no cost. “What it does is… identifies a drone that’s interfering with the investigation or the scene. They’re able to locate that pilot, locate where that drone’s at, and then go have a chat with that person,” he said.
He updated the committee on recent incident work and federal coordination: the county completed and submitted a damage assessment to the state and FEMA after a local state of emergency; the assessment is now in FEMA’s hands. He also briefed members on a “Napoleon spotting incident,” saying prosecutors have issued charges against one identified subject. Jason noted county work on the five‑year update of Emergency Action Guidelines and reminded the committee that school emergency drills must be reported to the county emergency manager by Sept. 15.
The committee moved to receive the emergency management quarterly report; the motion, made by Commissioner Williams and supported by Commissioner Duckham, passed unanimously.
