HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210630-101-21-LMS-WG-Press-ReleaseWednesday, June 16, 2021
News Release #101‐21
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Ave.
Fort Pierce, Fla. 34982
www.stlucieco.gov
For more information, contact:
Erick Gill, Communications Division Director
772‐462‐1791 / gille@stlucieco.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
St. Lucie County Hosts LMS Working Group Meetings June 30
ST. LUCIE COUNTY – The Public Safety Department’s Division of Emergency
Management will host the St. Lucie County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group
meeting through videoconference using BlueJeans video conferencing services on Wednesday,
June 30, 2021, at 10 a.m.
This meeting is open to the public and will be broadcasted from the Douglas M.
Anderson Emergency Operations Center, 15305 W. Midway Road. If you would like to view and
participate in the meeting as an audience member, please send a request to Emergency
Operations Manager Gustavo Vilchez at (VilchezG@stlucieco.org.
The LMS Working Group is comprised of county, municipal, and community partners
that prepare and promote local mitigation strategies and projects to reduce long‐term risks to
life and property from natural, technological, and human‐caused disasters. The resulting pre‐
and post‐disaster mitigation strategies and projects are supported by a variety of state and
federal programs and funding sources, in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
Topics will include updates on the LMS program, the Community Rating System, mitigation
funding streams, and preparation for the 5‐Year LMS update with the Florida’s Division of
Emergency Management. Public attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.
For more information, please contact Karen Kozac, Emergency Management Safety
Planner, 772‐462‐8104, kozack@stlucieco.org or go to: http://www.stlucieco.gov/departments‐
services/a‐z/public‐safety/disaster‐preparedness/local‐mitigation‐strategy.
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