Predisaster Mitigation News Today

Cannon County, the towns of Woodbury and Auburntown now have an updated hazard mitigation plan.  The plan was crafted by the Cannon County Hazard Mitigation Committee and the Cannon County Emergency Management Agency.  They were assisted by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency as part of the Tennessee Mitigation Initiative. Over…

Obviously, this is not the entire budget, but it does give you some insight into how your money is being spent.

The considerations going forward? >> well, a couple things. one, i think you pointed out very clearly people need to stay off the streets until this thing is gone. we have more fatalities, more injuries in the aftermath of the storm than we do during the storm. if people would just stay inside and shelter in place until the winds are gone, until emergency managers say its safe to be on the streets, then they will be good and can take care of their families. i think what we also need to stop and ...