20 Minutes in May

Johnson County (KS) Emergency Management was pleased to host this presentation on May 22nd, 2015 by Mr. Keith Stammer, the Emergency Management Director for Joplin/Jasper County, MO. The presentation highlighted lessons learned from Joplin’s catastrophic tornado four years earlier.

On May 22, 2011, a multi-vortex EF-5 tornado ripped a 13-mile path of destruction through Joplin and its neighboring communities. The devastation left behind was impossible to imagine, affecting thousands of residents and taking 161 lives.

Keith Stammer has 22 years’ experience in the emergency management field, consisting of 10 years in Missouri and 12 years prior in Kansas. A former firefighter, medical first responder, and 9-1-1 Dispatch Director, he has served as the Director of the Joplin/Jasper County Emergency Management Agency since 2005.

To see how Johnson County would be impacted by a tornado the size of the one that impacted Joplin, visit http://maps.jocogov.org/tornadotracks.

Видео 20 Minutes in May канала Johnson County Emergency Management