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October 25, 2012
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Douglas County awarded grant to respond to terrorism

Douglas County has been awarded $66,520 in federal funds to respond to terrorism. The county was one of 21 in Oregon to receive awards from a Federal Emergency Management Agency program administered by the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. A total of $1.4 million was awarded through the program. The largest portion of the Douglas County grant, $40,000, will go toward joint emergency planning by Douglas and Coos counties, said Wayne Stinson, Douglas County’s emergency manager. The rest of the money will be used to buy a propane tank to fuel an emergency generator at a west county emergency coordination …

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The News-Review Updated Oct 25, 2012 11:16AM Published Oct 26, 2012 09:00AM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.