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La Salle County passes federal nuclear emergency preparedness exercise · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: LaSalle County passes federal nuclear emergency preparedness exercise. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Tom Collins, This article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. The LaSalle County Emergency
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  Speaker 1: Management Agency has completed a federally evaluated emergency preparedness exercise.
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  Speaker 1: The exercise is designed to test the county's ability to
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  Speaker 1: protect the public in the event of an emergency at
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  Speaker 1: the Lasal Nuclear Generating Station. The exercise, evaluated by the
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  Speaker 1: Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, assessed numerous emergency response capabilities,
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  Speaker 1: including emergency communications, protective action, decision making, and public alert
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  Speaker 1: and warning. This exercise reflects the tremendous commitment, professionalism, and
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  Speaker 1: teamwork demonstrated by our local responders and partner agencies, said
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  Speaker 1: Fred Moore, director of the the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency.
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  Speaker 1: Successively demonstrating reasonable assurance under FEMA's Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program
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  Speaker 1: means our community can be confident that the plans, training,
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  Speaker 1: and resources are in place to protect the public should
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  Speaker 1: an emergency ever occur. More said, while we hope these
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  Speaker 1: plans are never needed, exercising them regularly ensures we remain
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  Speaker 1: prepared for even the most complex incidents. The completion of
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  Speaker 1: the exercise demonstrates that LaSalle County and its emergency response
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  Speaker 1: partners continue to maintain the capabilities necessary to protect the
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  Speaker 1: health and safety of residents living within the emergency planning
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  Speaker 1: zone surrounding the nuclear generating station. As part of FEMA's
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  Speaker 1: Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, evaluated jurisdictions must demonstrate they are
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  Speaker 1: capable of providing reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can
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  Speaker 1: and will be implemented to safeguard the public in the
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  Speaker 1: event of a radiological FEMA's evaluation process is designed to
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  Speaker 1: verify that emergency plans, procedures, personnel, facilities, equipment, and training
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  Speaker 1: meet federal standards and can be effectively implemented when needed.