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Emergency management official outlines FEMA coordination, levee exercise and CERT partnership
Summary
Tulsa County's emergency management office briefed commissioners on FEMA coordination for emergency temporary power, a levee tabletop exercise focused on Keystone Dam, and a new CERT partnership with NSU to support community urban search-and-rescue capacity.
Tulsa County's emergency management official briefed the board on preparedness activities affecting each district, including coordination with FEMA on logistics for an emergency temporary power mission intended for extended outages (such as ice storms). The official said the county was preparing for a levee tabletop exercise (TTX) focused on potential Keystone Dam problems and described a partnership with NSU to expand CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training.
The official said the temporary power mission would provide power during outages and that the levee TTX will involve key partners examining scenarios if Keystone Dam experiences worsening conditions. Staff discussed using trained volunteers with backpacks and hard hats to assist with urban search-and-rescue during disasters. Commissioners and staff said they will continue monitoring weather and coordinate with district maintenance supervisors.
