Ohio Gov. Dewine Local Officials Speak on Severe Weathei
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Gov. DeWine has held Ohio public office continuously since 1976!
DeWine served as Greene County Prosecutor, state senator, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Ohio Attorney General before becoming Governor — nearly 50 years navigating Ohio law and policy from the county level to Washington, D.C.
Topic poll · all networksRoughly what % of Ohio's firefighters are unpaid volunteers?
- About 25%
- About 50%
- About 75%
- Nearly 100%
Guess, then reveal the answer
About 75%
Federal disaster aid has a per-capita damage threshold to qualify!
Under the Stafford Act, FEMA sets a ~$1.68-per-resident damage threshold for Public Assistance before a state qualifies for a Presidential disaster declaration — which is exactly the process Ohio officials are calculating now.
Ohio has 800+ volunteer fire depts — among the most in the U.S.!
The National Volunteer Fire Council ranks Ohio among the top states for volunteer firefighters, with roughly 40,000 volunteers statewide — exactly the kind of mutual-aid network mobilized in disasters like this.
The Red Cross responds to a U.S. disaster every 8 minutes!
The American Red Cross deploys to roughly 60,000 disasters per year — mostly home fires, but also floods, tornadoes, and severe storms like those now striking Ohio.
