Air Force veteran joins emergency planning committee
Col. Eileen Iarossi and Col. Keith Jones in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Colorado in 2022. They were flying over the Marshall Fire of 2021 to evaluate the damage caused and understand response tactics. (Photo provided)
The Mineral County Local Emergency Planning Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. in the County Commissioners Conference Room and is open to the public. Residents are encouraged to attend, even if only one meeting, to witness how first responders and involved citizens train and discuss scenarios for emergency situations with strategic plans for response when disasters occur.
There’s a saying that "passing out business cards at the scene of a tragedy is not the time to make contact for the first time," so the meetings keep everyone familiar with departments and available services when needed.
Not long ago, Eileen Iarossi and her husband Mike attended a meeting as she is the Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) with the Air Force. At the rank of colonel, she executes activities during presidentially declared national disaster relief operations.
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