AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A mass casualty event does not stop once the threat is over. Families need answers, and victims need support.
Leaders with the nonprofit group Strong Augusta say that for years, Augusta has focused on stopping an active shooter or hostile event. Now, the group says it is zeroing in on something just as critical: what happens after.
Recovery plan built on national standard
Strong Augusta leaders say their work is built around a national safety standard created in 2018 after mass tragedies exposed gaps in how communities respond. Leaders say the most important pillar for today’s work is a planned recovery, decided before tragedy ever happens.
John Ryan, executive director of Strong Augusta, and David Alalof, treasurer of Strong Augusta, discussed the effort…