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Emergency Management director updates board on flood assessment tool, volunteer deployment and training
Summary
Emergency Management Director Sara Melcher updated the board on monthly activities including an alert system, a flooding self‑damage assessment tool, follow‑up on Red Cross volunteer deployment after an ice storm, weather spotter training, and a planned Special Events policy review.
Sara Melcher, the county’s Emergency Management Director, gave the department head report at the May 28 meeting. She listed recent topics and activities: meetings attended, the county alert system, a flooding self‑damage assessment tool, follow‑up with the Red Cross volunteer deployment group from an earlier ice storm, attendance at a national conference, plans to examine the county’s Special Events policy, and weather spotter training offerings.
Melcher’s update was informational; commissioners did not take formal action on the Emergency Management items during the meeting but noted continued coordination with volunteers and other agencies on storm recovery and training.
