Emergency management updates commodity‑flow study, Vesta 9‑1‑1 upgrade and planning grant

Sep 10, 2026

Emergency Management said it used a grant to update a 2013 commodity‑flow study, described a Vesta 9‑1‑1 software upgrade proposal (with AI and mapping features), and clarified the county receives an Emergency Community Right to Know Act planning grant (~$5,005.49) based on hazardous‑chemical facilities.

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Emergency Management (Jane) updated the committee on recovery work from recent storms and on efforts to update the county's commodity flow study, last completed in 2013. Jane said she secured a grant to update the study and that the information helps hazmat teams and response agencies identify hazardous and extremely hazardous chemical flows by rail and road.

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