LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — When Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana, Lafayette Parish did not have a Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director. Now, Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier holds the position.
Sonnier said his two decades of experience as Scott Fire Chief and Lafayette Hazmat Chief prepared him for his new role.
“I was fortunate in the last 20 years to make contacts with not only emergency personnel, but the politicians and the emergency responders throughout the area,” Sonnier said. “So, we’ll bring those in without any hesitation and hit the ground running with any type of disaster or a major emergency.”
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Sonnier will oversee coordination among local, state and federal governments, non-governmental organizations and private sectors before, during and after emergency events.
“All the leaders in their respective agencies do an amazing job, and my job is going to be very simple, just coordinating all of that together. Making it one,” Sonnier said.