<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0bouTK_1GppUq8E00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0bouTK_1GppUq8E00" width="1200" height="675" ><figcaption>Amy Seward provides an update to the Knox County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 29. | Knox County Commissioners, YouTube</figcaption></figure>Amy Seward, Knox County Emergency Management Agency Director, told the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 29 that, after attending a debris management class held by state agencies, she is working on the county's plan."So I am actually working with the health department to help be in charge of that debris management plan because if we have an event that's large enough to activate it, I can't do it all," Seward said during the board's meeting. "So I'm in the process of working with them to help get the plans done and what their jobs would be, and then what other organizations their jobs would be as well."The county's 2019 debris management plan, posted on its website, said an ever present potential exists for natural disasters or emergencies that could affect all or parts of Knox County."Debris generating events such as tornados, thunderstorms, high winds and ice/snow storms could happen at any time and may create huge amounts of debris causing blockage of road systems, disruption of emergency response services, damages to homes, farms and businesses. Cleanup and removal is time consuming and expensive," the debris management plan reads.Seward said that the Ohio EMA and Ohio EPA held a class on Oct. 7 that discussed the different types of debris the county might have to handle in a large debris management situation. She said the training drew 21 participants from 12 jurisdictions and organizations and focused on debris types, debris estimation and planning for large-scale cleanup operations. They learned how to estimate debris in an area. Certain square footage houses have a certain amount of debris, and the state agencies provided the calculations for it.She hopes to get the debris management plan completed in six months.Knox County EMA has been working with Ashland, Richland, Morrow, and Crawford Counties with their Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Seward added. The county's website said "the CERT program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations."Seward told the board that CERT training was held in September, October, and continues into November. The last training on Nov. 14 will be hosted in Fredericktown for hands-on training.</div></body>

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Amy Seward, Knox County Emergency Management Agency Director, told the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 29 that, after attending a debris management class held by state agencies, she is working on the county's plan. "So I am actually working with the health department to help be in charge of that...

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Amy Seward, Knox County Emergency Management Agency Director, told the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 29 that, after attending a debris management class he

Knox EMA begins debris management planning

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