Despite its behind-the-scenes role in county operations, many residents may not realize the Geauga County Emergency Management Agency exists.
Despite its behind-the-scenes role in county operations, many residents may not realize the Geauga County Emergency Management Agency exists. “What we generally encounter and what I’ve encountered in my life whenever anyone asks me what I do is, nobody knows what EMA is and generally, people are uninterested when they hear that’s what I work for,” GCEMA Director Austin Rice told Geauga County Commissioners during an April 14 presentation. Rice explained that emergency management operates within a tiered structure, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the top. Each state has its own emergency management agency, and in Ohio, each...
