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Henderson County Government: all federal awards · Department of the Interior: spending

PROJECT TITLE: ENHANCING LOCAL RESPONDER READINESS FOR LANDSLIDE EMERGENCIES INWESTERN NORTH CAROLINAPROJECT PERIOD: 09 30 2026 THROUGH 09 29 2027PURPOSE: THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS FUNDING TO TRAIN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FIRST RESPONDERS ANDEMERGENCY MANAGERS IN HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCY INCIDENTS IN A LANDSLIDEAREA.ACTIVITIES: HENDERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL HOST LANDSLIDE EMERGENCYOPERATIONS TRAINING SEMINARS WITH TWO COMPONENTS. THE FIRST COMPONENT WILL BE FOURCLASSROOM SESSIONS THAT ARE FOUR HOURS EACH SESSION, TO BE DELIVERED TO VARIOUS FIREDEPARTMENTS IN HENDERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SECOND COMPONENT WILL INCLUDE AFULL DAY FIELD VISIT TO A RECENT LANDSLIDE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. HENDERSON COUNTYEMERGENCY SERVICES WILL ALSO PRODUCE A LANDSLIDE OPERATIONS GUIDEBOOK TO SERVE AS A QUICKREFERENCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS OPERATING IN A LANDSLIDE ENVIRONMENT. THIS WEATHERIZEDPOCKET GUIDE WILL CONTAIN OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR BOTH FIELD AND MANAGEMENT PERSONNELON SCENE. TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE LANDSLIDE TYPES, TRIGGERS, SITE SAFETY CONCERNS,COMMAND STRUCTURE, SEARCH TECHNIQUES, OPERATIONS, MEDICAL STRATEGIES AND LOGISTICS.DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS TO ENHANCE FIRE FIGHTER FIRSTRESPONDERS GENERAL LANDSLIDE KNOWLEDGE AND SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES ANDAWARENESS OF SAFETY CONCERNS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS MANAGING A LANDSLIDE INCIDENT.EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL ALSO LEARN APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES WHILE MANAGINGAN INCIDENT. A LANDSLIDE OPERATIONS GUIDE WILL ALSO BE PRODUCED. THE GUIDE IS ALREADYWRITTEN, BUT PRINTED COPIES ARE WHAT IS PREFERRED IN THE FIELD WHERE THERE MAY BE LIMITEDINTERNET CONNECTION. THEREFORE, A WEATHERIZED POCKET GUIDE OF 74 PAGES, BLACK PLASTICCOVERS AND SYNTHETIC WATERPROOF PAPER WILL BE PRINTED AT A LOCAL PRINT SHOP. THEY WILL BEHANDED OUT TO AGENCIES THAT ATTEND A SEMINAR. OUTCOMES WILL BE AN ENHANCED AWARENESSOF TOPICS MENTIONED ABOVE, LEADING TO GREATER FIRST RESPONDER SAFETY IN LANDSLIDEOPERATIONS.3FIG 1. FIRST PAGES OF THE FIELD OPERATIONS GUIDE TO BE PRINTED FOR LOCAL RESPONDER USE.INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS TRAINING WILL BE FOCUSED ONHENDERSON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, BUT AN INVITE WILL BE EXTENDED TO THEHENDERSON COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD, ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINAS URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUETEAM, AND ANY SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS.THROUGH TRAINING FIRST RESPONDERS THE RECIPIENT HOPES TO REDUCE THE NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES AND FIRSTRESPONDER INJURY AND DEATH DUE TO LANDSLIDES. BY PROVIDING THIS EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTWE WILL ALSO BE SERVING COMMUNITY CITIZENS VIA MORE HIGHLY SKILLED RESPONDERS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

Grant · U.S. Geological Survey · to Henderson County Government (UEI EXFKXBHH7EG7) · data as of 2026-10-25

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