White County Public Safety has completed the purchase and installation of new generators at several facilities throughout the county, which officials say greatly strengthening the county’s ability to maintain essential operations during emergencies. This project was made possible through funding awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
Generators were installed at each county fire station, the animal control shelter, and the main communications tower site that supports the county’s public safety radio infrastructure.
“Investing in these generators means White County is better prepared to respond to emergencies,” said David Murphy, the county’s public safety director. “They ensure our firefighters remain operational during outages, our animal shelter remains a safe haven for animals in our care, and at the main communications tower site (pictured) that supports the county’s public safety radio infrastructure.”
The total cost of the project was $165,190.97. Of that amount, $148,671.87 was provided by FEMA, $6,607.64 came from the State of Georgia, and the remaining $9,911.46 was covered locally. The county’s portion of the funding was made possible through Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) revenues.