Lessons learned from devastating Joplin (Mo.) tornado
Two representatives of the Jasper County (Mo.) Emergency Services Board — Executive Director April Tarrant and Training Coordinator Kima Montgomery — offered some extra insight after their session about what they learned from a devastating tornado that ripped through Southwest Missouri, flattening the city of Joplin and destroying much of the surrounding region.
Glenn Bischoff, editor-in-chief of Urgent Communications, spoke with two representatives of the Jasper County (Mo.) Emergency Services Board — Executive Director April Tarrant and Training Coordinator Kima Montgomery — after their session about what they learned from a devastating tornado that ripped through Southwest Missouri, flattening the city of Joplin and destroying much of the surrounding region, at the recent Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Minneapolis.