Emergency Management
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Floyd County, Police, Emergency Management on July 22nd, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Floyd County public safety will begin see raises in October of this year now that the County Commission has approved a new pay plan for public safety workers.
(At left: Floyd County Police Chief Bill Shiflett and Major Tommy Shiflett.)
Nearly 170 people attended the meeting where commissioners voted unanimously to support the measure.
The new plan will […]
Posted under Police, Weather, Emergency Management, Georgia Power, Fire Dept. on July 22nd, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
Rome was battered by heavy rains and winds as storms passed through the area Tuesday Evening.
The initial line of storms came through bringing mainly heavy rains to Northern Floyd County around 4:00 PM.
As that line passed, the sun came out over Rome while a line of storms formed over the […]
Posted under Emergency Management on March 25th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
The Floyd and Polk County Disaster Relief Center will open Thursday, March 27 at 8 a.m.at the Polk Emergency Management Agency, 55 Cline Ingram Jackson Road in Cedartown. The Polk EMA office is located near the Polk County Jail.
DRCs will operate daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., except on Sunday. Operating hours […]
Posted under Emergency Management on March 24th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Floyd County Press release:
Floyd County was one of seven counties added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration Saturday, which now makes individual effected by the tornado on Old Wax Road eligible for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
“We only had one insured resident affected by the storm, but even the insured individuals will benefit […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Weather, Emergency Management on March 22nd, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
A week ago, a tornado estimated to be an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (Winds +150 mph) slammed the landscape and residents in the areas of Wax and Taylorsville. A week later on Saturday, amazing progress has been made, but the recovery is far from over with.
Volunteers met again Saturday […]
Posted under Police, Emergency Management, Aircraft Crashes on March 21st, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Story By RNW Editor Jerry Duke
Ground Pictures from Scene By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
According to Floyd County police Chief Bill Shifflet, there are two confirmed fatalities in a plane crash Friday afternoon near the Richard B. Russell Airport.
The twin-engine Beechcraft BE 76 went down at around 4:20pm just east of the North/South Runway on the […]
Posted under Floyd County, Public Service, Weather, Emergency Management on March 20th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
When the tornados of 3/15/08 passed through the Southern part of Floyd County and Northern Polk County, citizens banded together to help their friends and neighbors.
(Left: EMA Director, Scotty Hancock, working in the Floyd County EMA mobile command trailer.)
In Floyd County, the Emergency Management agency, headed by Scotty Hancock was on the scene even before […]
Posted under Weather, Emergency Management on March 18th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Additional storms are expected in the area on Wednesday morning.
According to EMA Director Scotty Hancock, “we have another storm moving through our area in the morning.”
He says “This will hamper our recovery efforts.” The NWS says that between 6 am and noon we will have a significant storm move through our area. This […]
