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WyCo 65<br />

WyCo 66<br />

of a trained, certified, team of<br />

volunteers may be necessary.<br />

Wyandotte County, under <strong>the</strong><br />

direction of Emergency<br />

Management, currently has<br />

two trained volunteer groups, <strong>the</strong><br />

Community Emergency Response<br />

Team (CERT) and <strong>the</strong> Radio<br />

Amateur Civil Emergency Service<br />

(RACES). The purpose of this<br />

Mitigation Action is to discuss with<br />

<strong>the</strong> Professional First Responder<br />

organizations on how <strong>the</strong>se<br />

volunteer teams can support <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

operations.<br />

Public Education: Hailstorm Damage<br />

Prevention. Citizens need to be<br />

aware of <strong>the</strong> dangers in<strong>here</strong>nt in<br />

hailstorms. Citizens need to know<br />

how to protect <strong>the</strong>mselves and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

property from, prepare for, respond<br />

to and recover from damaging<br />

hailstorms. Proper knowledge,<br />

individual preparation and care can<br />

prevent personal injury, limit property<br />

damage and avoid potential deaths.<br />

Provide public education talks,<br />

seminars, meetings with various<br />

groups, planning sessions, training,<br />

exercises, etc. Provide information<br />

thru websites; cell phones;<br />

newspapers, <strong>the</strong>atres, billboards,<br />

fliers, PSAs, television ads and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

multimedia sources, Provide<br />

educational <strong>material</strong>s to schools,<br />

hospitals, senior citizen centers,<br />

long-term care facilities, business &<br />

industry and individuals.<br />

Identify and develop a list of those<br />

areas susceptible to explosive fires,<br />

such as grain elevators, etc., and<br />

map <strong>the</strong>m. Explosive fires from<br />

areas such as grain elevators, etc.,<br />

present a special and dangerous<br />

challenge to first responders and<br />

o<strong>the</strong>rs. Identification and knowledge<br />

of <strong>the</strong>se locations along with some<br />

prior planning before an incident<br />

occurs could very well provide for a<br />

much safer overall response.<br />

Identify and develop a list of those<br />

areas susceptible to explosive fires,<br />

M 3 Hailstorm On-going,<br />

Open<br />

Ended<br />

M 1,2 Wildfire On-going,<br />

Open<br />

Ended<br />

Emergency Management<br />

Director<br />

Wyandotte County<br />

emergency Management<br />

Director<br />

Cost: Depends on magnitude of<br />

public education program being<br />

conducted.<br />

Funds: Grants, Local, combination<br />

Completion Date: Continuous<br />

Cost: Unknown<br />

Funds: DHS Grant, Local,<br />

combination<br />

Completion Date: 1 – 3 years <strong>the</strong>n<br />

continuous.<br />

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