Emergency Management
Williams appointed chair of national storm resilience committee
[August 7, 2023] — National Association of Counties (NaCo) President Mary Jo McGuire has appointed Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams as Chair of the NaCo Resilient Counties Advisory Board (RCAB). According to the RCAB page on the NaCo website, “Hurricanes, wildfires, economic collapse, and other disasters can be natural or man-made, acute or long-term, foreseeable…
Read MoreBrunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams’ FEMA resolution adopted by National Association of Counties
AUSTIN, TX – A resolution introduced by Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was adopted at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) annual conference in Travis County, TX on Monday, July 24, 2023. The resolution, which was adopted for the second consecutive year, puts Counties on record as advocating for a more streamlined FEMA individual assistance…
Read MoreWilliams attends National Association of Counties Annual Conference
Appointed to National Position; Successfully Passes Resolution Calling on FEMA to Streamline Individual Assistance Commissioner Frank Williams attended the National Association of Counties’ annual conference in Travis County, TX from July 21-24. Williams served as Brunswick County’s voting delegate at the annual business session. Ramsey County, Minnesota Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire was sworn in as…
Read MoreFour years after Florence, Williams joins American Flood Coalition on tour of areas battered by storm
Four years after Hurricane Florence battered southeastern North Carolina, Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams joined other local officials on a tour of ongoing resilience projects throughout Southeastern North Carolina. The tour, organized by the non-partisan American Flood Coalition, visited Boiling Spring Lakes to view the site where Florence destroyed the dams that created the lakes.…
Read MoreWilliams discusses 100 Counties Prepared on Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig
Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who recently completed his term as President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, appeared on Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig this morning on 980 the WAAV. Williams discussed his NCACC Presidential Initiative, 100 Counties Prepared. Click below to listen.
Read More100 Counties Prepared initiative highlighted in Summer 2022 edition of “County Quarterly”
Brunswick County Commissioner and outgoing NCACC President Frank Williams’ 100 Counties Prepared presidential initiative was highlighted in the Summer 2022 edition of County Quarterly. The excerpt is included below.
Read MoreWilliams, Thompson attend 100 Counties Prepared Task Force Developing Training for County Leaders on Emergency Management
Wake County, N.C. – The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) 100 Counties Prepared Task Force met Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at the Wake County Emergency Services Education Center. Brunswick County Commissioners Frank Williams and Randy Thompson joined with Guilford County Commissioner Kay Cashion to lead the meeting and spoke on the importance of…
Read MoreWilliams Participates in National Disaster Resiliency Roundtable in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – North Carolina Association of County Commissioners President and Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams participated in a panel discussion entitled “Intergovernmental Roundtable on Disaster Resiliency” in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The event was held as part of the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference and was co-sponsored by The Pew…
Read MoreNCACC Video of the Week for February 11, 2022: 100 Counties Prepared Task Force meeting
NCACC Video of the Week for February 11, 2022: 100 Counties Prepared Task Force meeting at the Randolph County Emergency Operations Center
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