Emergency Disaster PreparednessMajor Program

843

Total Hours

Contributed.

7474

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

133

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

114

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding disaster preparedness (such as emergency kit contents; daily water needs for survival; damage assessment; evacuation and sheltering in place plans)

25300

Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan

23736

Number of individuals who became involved in an existing local disaster preparedness program

3563

Number of volunteers who led a program as a response to a disaster event

374

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Ballard Mesonet Station Finally Online

After several years of fruitless searches for a good location, the Ballard Mesonet Station is finally up and running. On May 13, 2022, officials from State Government and Local Government met at the site just south of Bandana, Ky to hold a grand opening. The search for a location started 8 years ago when Ballard ANR Agent Tom Miller and Rick Shanklin from Barkley Weather Service toured Ballard County looking for suitable locations. Nothing was found that suited all the location criteria. Five ye...

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