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January 22, Atmore Advance (AL) \ Alabama county plans disaster drill.
David Adams,
director of Escambia County Emergency Management Agency in Alabama, is heading a plan
that will put the entire county in the middle of a manufactured disaster. A standing－room only
meeting was held Thursday, January 18, to plan a drill that will test the response of emergency
workers, public and private, in mid－April. The drill is being planned in response to
requirements of counties across the state made by the Department of Homeland Security.
"These drills will show Homeland Security that you are using the equipment you have purchase
through funds from their organization," Helms said. "It will also help us to help you show areas
that need additional funding from them, too."
director of Escambia County Emergency Management Agency in Alabama, is heading a plan
that will put the entire county in the middle of a manufactured disaster. A standing－room only
meeting was held Thursday, January 18, to plan a drill that will test the response of emergency
workers, public and private, in mid－April. The drill is being planned in response to
requirements of counties across the state made by the Department of Homeland Security.
"These drills will show Homeland Security that you are using the equipment you have purchase
through funds from their organization," Helms said. "It will also help us to help you show areas
that need additional funding from them, too."