Emergency response time improving

By BRIAN J. EVANS

Bellefontaine Examiner

Staff Writer

With more and more crises each year, Logan County leaders and citizens are getting better at responding to emergencies, officials said Wednesday.  Logan County Health Commissioner Dr. Boyd C. Hoddinott said the community’s quick reaction to the heat emergency this week shows how well the community’s response time to emergencies is improving.  “I think it was wonderful how quickly the community came together,” he said, during a regular meeting of the board of health conducted at the Logan County Highway Garage meeting room.  “We’re getting better at these things. The schools responded rapidly. Everyone responded rapidly. It was very serious and this shows how together we (members of the Logan County community) come together,” the commissioner continued.  He said the heat wasn’t as bad Wednesday as it was Tuesday.  “There were 100 deaths in California ,” he said. “We called the high schools and told them we recommend they not have outdoor practices.”

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