Beaufort County Command Center Begins the Process of Concerted Response | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Beaufort County EMS (Emergency Management Systems), its personnel, and its facilities were employed today for an 11:00 am, April 26 assessment meeting, bringing together all of Beaufort County's essential personnel for response. Essential teams representing: Beaufort County management, Beaufort County emergency management, local law enforcement - sheriff's office, highway patrol, animal control, Beaufort County health department and environmental health, Beaufort County social service, and others unmentioned participated in the meeting. Also included in the meeting were the first responders' chiefs: Tommy Pendley, Chocowinity Volunteer Fire Department and David Lewis, Bunyan Volunteer Fire Department.
Beaufort County Essential teams' participants in the assessment meeting, from left to right: Deputy Lt. Hewitt (left), County Engineer Christine Smith (back to camera), Fire Marshal Curtis Avery (center), Environmental Health Chief Tracie Harris (right): Above.     photo by Stan Deatherage

    Beaufort County Fire Marshal Curtis Avery began the discussion of coordination of all groups of county service sectors ranging from the First Responders of the affected areas to shelters opened to those so dispossessed of their own usable property, to law enforcement to prevent possible looters. Beaufort County EMS Chief John Pack was especially concerned about two prevailing issues that always arise when there is an act of natural tragedy like a hurricane or a tornado: Vendors scamming the affected storm victims and applying for state and federal funding to get the county through this rough patch.

    The county will be putting together a package to send to the proper authorities to request the aforementioned requisite funding. Here below is a press release from the county's Emergency Management dept. position on the possible, maybe probable scamming of some tornado victims. Please heed these words of caution from Beaufort County Fire Marshal Curtis Avery:

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This morning’s update from the National Weather Service (NWS) included an elevated threat of severe weather, to include the possibility of tornados, as well as an increase in the forecasted wind conditions.
Our office is continuing to monitor an approaching cold front that is expected to bring high winds, elevated water levels, rain and the potential for severe storms to our area Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecast details for Beaufort County can be found below.
Please click on the link to access the agenda for the Monday, January 8, 2024 City Council meeting.
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This morning’s update continues to trend towards a strengthening storm system for our area Sunday and Monday.
The Beaufort County Commissioners meet each month for one general meeting to do most of the People's business here in Beaufort County, and we present that meeting in full review here on ENC NOW.
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 4:00 PM in the Commissioners boardroom located at 136 W. 2nd Street.

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