This document provides a 3 paragraph summary of an article discussing research into a new system that could remove both nitrate and phosphorus pollution from agricultural drainage systems. The system uses woodchip bioreactors, which are proven to remove nitrate, paired with an additional "P-filter" containing industrial byproducts that can bind and remove phosphorus from the water. In a study, the researchers tested two potential filter materials and found that while nitrate removal was consistent, acid mine drainage treatment residual was much better than steel slag at removing phosphorus when placed upstream or downstream of a woodchip bioreactor. The system shows promise for helping farmers reduce two key water pollutants from their fields.

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Thursday, August 3, 2017
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? Click here for current Ohio Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories (NWS):
? Columbus - Chance for showers and storms
? Toledo - Chance of scattered thunderstorms, downpours possible
? Cleveland - Tracking storms
? Cincinnati - Scattered afternoon storms today
? Cleveland: 71 North to remain closed for hours due to wrong-way crash (video)
? Man found dead in Brewster might be lightning victim
? Ohio Environmental Council discusses toxic algae, drinking water
? Town hall marks 3rd anniversary of Toledo's water crisis
? New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields

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? 2 missing after explosion, collapse at Minneapolis school
? County commissioners are pricing 911 upgrades
? AT&T, Lake County Hazardous Materials Team hosting hazmat drill
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http://www.weathersafety.ohio.gov/CurrentWeather.aspx (Scroll down to view Ohio).
Click here for current Ohio Weather Warnings,
Watches, Advisories (NWS):
Columbus - Chance for showers and storms
August 3rd
Today: Mostly to partly cloudy with a chance for scattered showers and storms,
especially in the afternoon/evening again. High 84. SW wind 5-10 mph
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a chance for lingering showers. Low 68. S wind 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: Showers and storms are likely. High 80. S wind 5-15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler. High 77.
Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar
Special Information: Starting off partly cloudy this morning, but scattered
thunderstorms will be possible again this afternoon. Highs will be back in the mid-80s.
Lows tonight will be in the upper 60s. More storms can be expected as a cold front
moves through the area on Friday. Highs around 80s. High pressure and a cooler,
drier air mass will build in behind the front for the weekend. Skies will brighten. Highs
on Saturday and Sunday will mainly be in the mid to upper 70s with morning lows in
the mid to upper 50s.
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Toledo - Chance of scattered thunderstorms,
downpours possible
August 3rd
Out the door will be a bit muggy with some light and patchy haze.
Skies will remain partly sunny through the morning allowing highs to
quickly climb to the low 80s by early afternoon.

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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop past 1 PM and continue through
the early evening.
Tonight a few shower and storms are possible as lows drop to the mid 60s. That
muggy feel remains.
Friday will bring early morning and early afternoon storms with strong winds later in the
day. Highs climb to the upper 70s with mostly cloudy skies.
Expect a cooler feel this weekend with highs in the 70s and just a stray rain threat.
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Cleveland - Tracking storms
Another hot day is in store for
Northeast Ohio, but plan for
afternoon and evening storms as
you head out the door today!
Expect hazy sunshine to give way to
increasing afternoon clouds. Showers and
storms will begin to bubble up during the
afternoon with heavy downpours for those
caught under those towering cumulonimbus
clouds!
Highs will likely reach the mid to upper 80s, much like yesterday.
Leftover storms will fade after sunset with muggy lows in the 70s tonight.
A dynamic storm system approaches from the west tomorrow bringing a round of
showers and potentially potent storms. Highs will reach into the 80s before we turn
windy, cooler and sharply less humid tomorrow evening.
Cooler, windy conditions are expected to continue into your weekend!
TODAY | Hazy sunshine giving way to afternoon t'storms. Hot & humid. | Mid to
upper 80s
FRIDAY | Showers & storms likely. Some could be strong. Turning windy, cooler, and
less humid late | Near 80
SATURDAY | Windy and fall-like! Partly cloudy skies. Lake shower possible.
Noticeably cooler. | Low 70s
SUNDAY | Increasing cloudiness. Shower chance late. | Mid/upper 70s
MONDAY | Mainly cloudy with showers likely. Seasonably cool. | Mid 70s
TUESDAY| Partly cloudy. Shower chances. | Mid 70s
THURSDAY | Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms possible. Rather
humid. | Low/Mid 80s
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Cincinnati - Scattered afternoon storms today
Downpours will return with slow moving
storms
Today, scattered storms will be back for the
afternoon, especially from 2-9 p.m. These slow
moving thunderstorms will also produce heavy
rainfall. We'll have to watch out for isolated flooding. In all, severe weather is not
expected today but an isolated severe thunderstorm warning cannot be ruled out.
Rain chances drop overnight but isolated to scattered storms should develop after 4
a.m. and impact the morning drive on Friday. This storm activity is hit or miss, so some
will stay dry.
A cold front finally pushes across the Tri-State midday Friday. This will bring in new
scattered storms by lunch time. Storms then move from west to east across the Tri-
State during the rest of the afternoon and early evening. It looks like most of our
storms will be done prior to 7 p.m.
This is good news if you are heading out to Delhi for the Skirt Game on Friday
evening. While there's a minor chance at 5 p.m., the chance drops off sharply after
that.
At the moment, it looks like another outstanding weekend in the Tri-State. Plenty of
sunshine, low humidity and the highs only reaching the upper 70s and low 80s!
TODAY
Partly cloudy
Scattered afternoon storms
High: 85 Low: 66
FRIDAY
Spotty morning storms
New storms from midday to early evening
High: 80 Low: 59
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Cleveland: 71 North to remain closed for hours due
to wrong-way crash (video)

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WKYC - Cleveland Aug 3, 2017
CLEVELAND -- All lanes of I-71 North
are currently closed at Fulton Road due
to a wrong-way crash crash.
Authorities say the road will remain
closed "for hours" as crews work to clear
the wreckage. The closure went into
effect around 5:15 a.m. Thursday.
Cleveland police tell WKYC two people
were hurt in the crash. Those injured
include a 26-year-old man in critical condition and a 58-year-old man in serious
condition.
The incident happened when a wrong-way driver collided with a semi, according to
Cleveland police.
Traffic is being exited at West 25th / Fulton and then re-entering I-71 North using an
exit only lane.
You can watch live video from the crash in the player above. App users WATCH
HERE.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
See photos:
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Man found dead in Brewster might be lightning
victim
An 82-year-old man who whose body was
discovered behind his Brewster home might
have been a lightning strike victim.
August 2, 2017
By Malcolm Hall, Canton Repository
BREWSTER An 82-year-old man who might have been the victim of a lightning strike
was discovered dead behind his home early Wednesday evening.
The victim was identified as Richard Lutes who lived on Muskingum Avenue here.
Lutes was outside during a brief storm which entered southwestern Stark County late
Wednesday afternoon. His wife was the first to discover him, according to a
representative of the Stark County Coroner’s Office.
“He has got a lesion on his chest,” Rick Walters, an investigator with the county
coroner’s staff, said. “All I know there is a mark there. I have seen it. It could be a burn,
it could be an abrasion. It is fresh. At this point, we are investigating it as a lightning
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The county coroner’s staff will examine Lutes’ remains Thursday to help determine the
cause of death. The village Police and Fire departments also responded. Chief Keith
Creter of the village Police Department was not available for comment late
Wednesday.
When the victim was discovered, “he was in a field behind the house,” Walters said.
The storm that hit Brewster dissipated before it could reach central Stark County,
according to the regional National Weather Service office in Cleveland.
“There was a storm that came up from the south,” said meteorologist Brian Mitchell of
the National Weather Service. “It wasn’t a real big storm.”
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Ohio Environmental Council discusses toxic algae,
drinking water
August 2, 2017
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Three years ago,
residents were unable to drink, cook, bathe or
contact the water. Right now the water is safe
to drink and some are hoping to keep it that
way far into the future.
The memory of August 2, 2014 rings loud for
most. Many can remember what they were
doing when you found out about the water crisis.
Those stories are what the Ohio Environmental Council were listening to
Wednesday in hopes of sparking change for the future.
"I think that it's important for Toledoans to speak up and really be a voice," said Nick
Mandros, Northwest Ohio regional coordinator for the Ohio Environmental Council.
"We don't want this to be an issue that comes back every single year depending on the
weather."
Several came to the Ohio Environmental Council's town hall to discuss the toxic algae
threat to Toledo's water on the anniversary of the water crisis of 2014.
"All the signs show that really this runoff from these large farms is the biggest
problem," explained Kristy Meyer, vice president of policy for the Ohio Environmental
Council. "We have regulations on the waste water treatment plants, and yes they are
part of the problem and septic tanks, but really it's unregulated farming practices."
The forecast for this year shows significant algal blooms, but some believe we are
better prepared.
"Our monitoring of the water is 50 times better," stated Dr. David Grossman who was
the Toledo Lucas County Health Department health commissioner during the water
crisis. "How we need to treat it if we catch it early is much better and not to say we
can't have it. This is a terrible problem any brackish steel waters like this anywhere
and we still need to do a lot of work because the key would be to prevent the worry."

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Ohio Environmental Council believes we need common sense regulations for farmers
and enforcement of those regulations on top of raising our voices to lawmakers.
Community members say it is a critical issue for them that needs to be solved.
"We need water," said Ian Jelks, a Toledo resident who remembered how much the
water crisis impacted his community. "We need supplies and we need to make sure
our residents especially our elderly are taken care of."
"First of all a federal commitment to cleaning up Lake Erie that's on the slow track right
now," said George Massar, a Bowling Green resident looking for a solution to the
algae. "But the state can also be doing things to keep it in the forefront."
Although they were remembering the crisis and looking back, they say we must work
towards a brighter future with clean drinking water ahead.
You can check the water quality dashboard daily by following this link.
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Town hall marks 3rd anniversary of Toledo's water
crisis
Toledo Blade August 2, 2017
Environmental groups across the Great Lakes
basin used the third anniversary of Toledo’s
high-profile water crisis Wednesday to lobby for
better management of livestock manure and
commercial fertilizers applied to farmland.
The crisis began with a 2 a.m. Facebook
posting by the city of Toledo. The post said city water had been poisoned by the algal
toxin called microcystin. An hour later nearly all bottled water at 24-hour supermarkets
within an hour’s drive of the city was gone. The majority of the metro region’s 500,000
people who awoke later that morning either drove farther distances to get water or
received it from other sources, including the Ohio National Guard.
RELATED: Lake Erie algal bloom likely to be 1 of largest
The warning stayed into effect until the all-clear was given the morning of Aug. 4,
2014, with homes and businesses advised to take turns flushing out their lines for
several minutes.
Still, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department learned five weeks later a majority
of people still were drinking bottled water because they didn’t trust what was coming
out of their tap.
A town hall Wednesday at Toledo-Lucas County Main Library, hosted by the Buckeye
State’s largest environmental group, the Ohio Environmental Council, focused on
lessons learned from what happened in Toledo. About 70 people attended.
Dr. David Grossman, the retired Toledo-Lucas County health commissioner, who
worked with state and federal officials to determine when water was safe to drink again
in 2014, said he was “impressed by how everyone came together” three years ago.

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That Toledo event and the ongoing Flint water crisis have been a wake-up call about
tap water, he said.
Dr. Grossman said his faith has been restored in Toledo’s water quality. On Friday
morning the city is to give reporters an update on $500 million worth of improvements
under way through 2020 at its Collins Park Water Treatment Plant.
Alison Avendt, ProMedica Toledo Hospital vice president of operations, said the 2014
crisis forced ProMedica to make impromptu changes at the time, such as sending
operation instruments to medical facilities outside of the metro area because of fears
of cleaning them with Toledo water.
Kristy Meyer, Ohio Environmental Council policy vice president, said during an
afternoon webinar that many Ohio farmers are “doing great things.”
“What we need is a much broader scale of these [water-conservation] practices being
implemented,” Ms. Meyer said.
She was joined on the webinar by members of the Chicago-based Alliance for the
Great Lakes, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and Freshwater Future, a
group based in Petoskey, Mich.
Toledo-based Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie called upon Toledo mayoral and
council candidates to support the group’s campaign for designating the open water of
western Lake Erie as impaired, a move that could result in stricter U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency oversight of farm runoff and other sources of algae-growing
nutrients.
The Kasich administration has resisted such efforts, stating it believes the Ohio Farm
Bureau Federation and other agricultural groups are making strides in reducing
agricultural runoff through voluntary incentives.
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New system could remove two water pollutants
from ag fields
August 2, 2017
Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of
the oxygen in the water, leading to massive “dead zones”
that cannot support fish or other wildlife. The culprit?
Nitrate, running off agricultural fields through tile drainage
systems. But nitrate is only part of the problem. Algae in
freshwater lakes and ponds flourishes when exposed to a different pollutant,
phosphorus, and the tiniest amount is enough to trigger a bloom.
Illinois and the 11 other states that send the majority of the water to the Mississippi
River set aggressive goals to reduce nitrate and phosphorus pollution in the Gulf of
Mexico. To achieve those goals, large point sources of phosphorus, such as
wastewater treatment plants, will need to invest in new infrastructure. But new
research suggests there could be a role for farmers, as well.
Laura Christianson, assistant professor of water quality in the Department of Crop
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done extensive work to demonstrate the potential of the woodchip-filled trenches in
removing nitrate from tile drainage water in croplands.
“The woodchips and the nitrate are necessary for the bacteria to complete their life
cycles. As they consume the nitrate, it is removed from the water. It’s a biological
process,” Christianson said.
In a recent study, Christianson and several colleagues looked at whether they could
also remove phosphorus by adding a special “P-filter” designed to trap the fertilizer-
derived pollutant. The team tested two types of industrial waste products in the P-
filters: acid mine drainage treatment residual (MDR) and steel slag. Phosphorous
binds to elements such as iron, calcium, and aluminum contained in these products,
removing it from the water.
Rather than mixing MDR or steel slag with woodchips in one big nitrate- and
phosphorus-removing machine, the team placed a separate P-filter upstream or
downstream of a lab-scale bioreactor. They ran wastewater from an aquaculture tank
through the system and measured the amount of nitrate and phosphorus at various
points along the way.
Nitrate removal was consistent, regardless of P-filter type and whether the P-filter was
upstream or downstream of the bioreactor. But MDR was far superior as a phosphorus
filter.
“It removed 80 to 90% of the phosphorus at our medium flow rate,” Christianson said.
“That was really, really good. Amazing.”
Steel slag, on the other hand, only removed about 25 percent of the phosphorus. “But
steel slag is a lot easier to find in the Midwest. And according to the Illinois Nutrient
Loss Reduction Strategy, we’re only trying to remove 45% of the phosphorus we send
downstream. Since agriculture is only responsible for half of that, 25% would be pretty
good,” Christianson said.
The system clearly shows potential, but several unknowns remain. Paired bioreactors
and P-filters have yet to be tested in real-world conditions, although a handful have
been installed in the United States. Perhaps more importantly, researchers don’t have
a good handle on how much phosphorus is running off agricultural fields in tile
drainage.
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2 missing after explosion, collapse at Minneapolis
school
Associated Press 10TV - Columbus
August 2, 2017
Two people are unaccounted for after an
explosion and partial building collapse
Wednesday at a private college prep school
in Minneapolis, fire officials said.
The Minneapolis Fire Department said the
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from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The agency initially said three people were
missing, but later said one of those people had been found uninjured.
Police said five people were taken to a hospital with injuries, though one has since
been released.
Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Tyner said three people were rescued from the roof. He
said crews were working to put out a fire in the building and searching for the missing
individuals who may be trapped in the rubble. He didn't immediately know whether the
missing were adults or children.
Tyner said it appears the explosion may have been caused by a ruptured gas line, but
that the investigation is ongoing.
Minnehaha Academy is on summer break, but many students and staff were at the
campus for basketball practice, soccer and cross country activities.
The school has multiple buildings. In a post on its Facebook page, the school said the
explosion only affected the "upper school," and staff inside the building reported
hearing a loud noise and feeling the building shake. The academy's lower school was
unaffected.
Tramon Vanleer, who helps coach a summer program, was in the gym when the
explosion occurred. He told KARE-TV that he had five girls with him when the
explosion happened.
"It sounded like a freight door shutting. It sounded like a large door shutting, and at the
same time the lights went out and there was some debris that fell from the ceiling, so
we just got out as fast as possible," he said. "It didn't sound that bad on the inside of
the gym, but coming outside it was a lot worse."
About a dozen students were in the upper school's gym at the time, but all are OK,
according to Sara Jacobson, executive director of institutional advancement at the
school.
City records show that Eagan-based Master Mechanical Inc. was issued a permit on
June 7 for "gas piping and hooking up meter" at the address. Ryan Larsen, a financial
officer with the company, told the Star Tribune: "We've got people on the site there.
They are figuring it out."
Gov. Mark Dayton released a statement saying his office is in continuous contact with
city officials about the situation. Dayton said the state "will provide any and all
resources necessary" to help first responders and ensure everyone is safe.
The Minneapolis Fire Department initially tweeted that one fatality was reported, but
Tyner later said that fire officials were backing off that statement.
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County commissioners are pricing 911 upgrades
August 3, 2017
JEFFERSON — Ashtabula County commissioners are
reviewing five-year contracts with a communication firm

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for new 911 dispatch equipment as well as new radios and body cameras for the
county Sheriff’s Department.
The state of Ohio is calling for fewer public safety answering points across the state by
2018, in order for local entities to retain state funding. County officials are looking to
reduce the county’s six answering points to four — each compatible with a new
$540,000 dispatch console site connected to the statewide 911 network.
The combined cost of all the new upgrades from Motorola Solutions and peripheral
purchases would come to just under $1.2 million, according to county Administrator
Janet Discher. If a deal is struck by Sept. 30, the console site would be discounted to
about $512,000.
Commissioner Casey Kozlowski said Wednesday he expects a majority of the
purchases — save body cameras — will come out of the county’s Emergency 911
Calling Fund, which contained about $1.9 million as of June, according to a county
auditor’s report. The county would likely make an initial down payment and finance it
“over a short period,” he said.
Taxpayers and cell phone owners pay into the Emergency 911 Calling Fund through
special assessments on property taxes and cell phone bills. The county brings in
$420,000 annually.
The Motorola Solutions quote is the only one currently before the board — 911
program purchases aren’t required to be competitively bid, like most other government
purchases — but Kozlowski said the board will seek other quotes for multi-agency
radio communication systems that are compatible with the county Sheriff’s
Department’s computer-aided dispatch system.
Commissioners hosted a work session Tuesday with county Emergency Management
Agency Director Mike Fitchet, Sheriff William Johnson and a representative of
Communication Service, which obtained the quote and would install and maintain the
system.
“These systems no longer have an ‘end of life’ because you’re paying maintenance,
you’re paying for upgrades,” Fitchet said. “The current system is not like this. ... It’s
outdated now.
“You would have had to buy a whole new system in another five years. You’re going to
pay for it either way — either you buy a whole new system or those upgrades.”
One year of maintenance is included with the initial purchase; the next four years’
worth would cost a total of about $214,000, Discher said. The county will also need a
new computer-aided dispatch system, expected to come from ID Networks in Jefferson
Township for about $240,000.
Costs for additional electrical re-wiring work and new desks and other furniture are still
under review by the EMA, but are expected to cost $60,000 — $15,000 for each of the
four operating stations.
“There’s been no investment in that infrastructure in 20-some years, honestly,” Fitchet
said. “There’s a good chance parts of it are not going to work (if moved).”
Radio and body camera units for county sheriff’s deputies are a separate, lease-to-
own deal quoted at about $141,000 — including five years of maintenance and
upgrades, and video storage capacity — which can’t be paid with 911 funds, Kozlowski
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Deputies are halfway through a month-long test run of the Motorola body cameras and
speaker microphones, Johnson said. In the future, the included upgrades could include
facial recognition capabilities and Bluetooth “triggers” that could be linked to a drawn
firearm or an opened cruiser door.
“They’re absolutely incredible,” Johnson said, adding their picture quality is “crystal
clear.”
Commissioners J.P. Ducro IV and Kathryn Whittington were skeptical of a 20 percent
spike in service fees from Communications Service at some point during the life of the
contract, which Ducro said “seems astronomical.” The Communication Service
representative said she would
look into a better service fee.
Another meeting on the 911 upgrades is set for later this month.
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AT&T, Lake County Hazardous Materials Team
hosting hazmat drill
By Chad Felton, The News-Herald
POSTED: 07/31/17 Updated: Aug 2, 2017
PHOTO: AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery
Special Operations (hazmat) team will deploy one
of its new response vehicles to the AT&T network
facility located at 38043 Third St. in Willoughby on
Aug. 2. The training drill runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Submitted)
AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery organization and the Lake County Hazardous
Materials Team will conduct a joint hazmat drill on Aug. 2 at the AT&T network facility
in Willoughby.
The objective of the drill, according to an AT&T news release, is to prepare connected
customers and demonstrate examples of the technology and practices AT&T uses to
ensure quick recovery of communications after disaster strikes.
The NDR Special Operations (hazmat) team will deploy one of its new hazmat
response vehicles to the AT&T network facility located at 38043 Third St. The training
drill runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
During the building entries, team members will practice damage assessments and
checks of the environmental conditions in the generator room and cable vault.
Response teams with AT&T and the Lake County Hazardous Materials Team will don
full personal protective equipment designed for a hazmat incident (Level A hazmat
suits), the release stated. Emergency responders will perform drills that will test the
emergency response plans for both AT&T and local Lake County fire departments.
“By performing these exercises together, the Lake County Hazardous Materials Team,
local responders and AT&T NDR are able to create a general state of readiness in
Northeast Ohio,” said Wickliffe Fire Chief James Powers, who is serving as public

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information officer for the cooperative exercise in Willoughby. “This preparation is
valuable when communication is critical, should an emergency arise.”
The Lake County unit is comprised of local fire departments and safety agencies.
AT&T Ohio President Adam Grzybicki said the company is “incredibly fortunate” to
partner with local public safety agencies on disaster response exercises, adding that
being prepared for emergencies is crucial.
“We have invested more than $1.4 billion in our Ohio wireless and wired networks
during 2014-2016, so our network is prepared for practice exercises and real life
emergencies.”
In its two decades of service, the AT&T NDR team has been deployed more than 75
times, the release stated. The NDR team deployed on 9/11 during the terrorist attacks
on the New York City World Trade Center recovered the services of a destroyed
network office and provided emergency communications support for humanitarian
efforts.
For more information, visit the Network Disaster Recovery page.
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Kelli Blackwell, Publications Editor
Ohio Emergency Management Agency (614) 799-3694
kblackwell@dps.ohio.gov
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