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Ottawa County extends disaster declaration after storms that flooded Ada, Tescott and Culver
Summary
The Ottawa County Commission approved Resolution 26-10 to extend a disaster declaration after a severe storm; Emergency Management Director Miller Karns said the most impacted areas were Ada, Tescott and Culver and described recovery and resource challenges.
The Ottawa County Board of County Commissioners on June 15 unanimously approved Resolution 26-10 to extend the county's disaster declaration after recent storms that caused flooding and power outages.
Miller Karns, the county's Emergency Management Director, presented the declaration and provided a storm update. "The most impacted areas were Ada, Tescott, and Culver with flooding and storm damage," Karns said, and added that response operations revealed gaps in resource inventories and coordination with regional partners. Commissioners thanked Karns and county staff for response efforts and for coordinating donated water and volunteer assistance.
Karns told the commission he intends to schedule a debriefing with fire, EMS and other agencies that helped during and after the storm to review lessons learned and resource needs. Commissioners also noted local partners stepped in: Dr. Curtis Stevens, USD 239 Superintendent, opened a school for a cooling shelter during outages and staff and volunteers prepared sandwiches and distributed water to affected residents.
The motion to approve Resolution 26-10 passed 3-0. The county will continue short-term recovery work while staff plan a formal after-action review and inventory of equipment and mutual aid resources.
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