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Douglas County emergency official coordinates tornado response
June 12, 2008, 1:44 p.m. Updated June 12, 2008, 3:26 p.m.
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Douglas County's top emergency management official is taking the lead in sending first responders to the town of Chapman, 103 miles west of Lawrence off of Interstate 70, which was hit by a tornado Wednesday night.
Teri Smith, Douglas County Emergency Management director, was called on to serve as the point person for the emergency management team from the 23-county northeast Kansas region. Smith received the call for help in the wee hours Thursday morning. She dispatched officials out of Shawnee County and Anderson County to respond to Chapman, where 100 homes were damaged or destroyed
Incident managers from other counties, including government workers from Lawrence and Douglas County, have been placed on standby. They could be dispatched to Chapman or other areas hit by tornadoes Wednesday night, if further assistance is needed or if recovery efforts last through Saturday, Smith said.
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12 June 2008
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Ragingbear (Anonymous) says…
Step 1. Tornado warning issuedStep 2. Tornado spotted by several authoritarian figures.Step 3. Signal sent to weather overseer to turn on tornado sirens.Step 4. Overseer will later be quoted as saying “It didn't even cross my mind to turn on the alarms. It was the middle of the night, and everyone is asleep at that hour.”.
12 June 2008
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user_name (Anonymous) says…
I am glad we're helping out and all, but I hope there is someone else to NOT turn on the alarms tonight…
12 June 2008
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packs_of_wild_dogzz (Anonymous) says…
complain, complain, and complain. the three steps for most ljw posters.