TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) -- A new report on Leon County's response to Hurricane Hermine is out.
Commissioners talked about it in a special workshop Tuesday afternoon.
A common word that popped up in the report was "successful," but the evaluation listed 80 recommendations to improve the county's emergency response in the future.
Hermine was the most severe weather event to hit Leon County since Hurricane Kate more than 30 years ago.
The 900-page report is based on feedback from hundreds of residents at community meetings.
Staff described the extent of the county's response saying that two years' worth of debris was removed in just two days, citing that the emergency operations center was fully activated for 111 straight hours.
The report recommends moving emergency management under county commission, among other items.
The county administrator says this review helps establish smarter, more effective ways to help residents during disasters.
"It's incumbent that, when we have an emergency that impacted our citizens the way this one did -- to learn from it. That's what we feel best about today," said Leon County administrator Vince Long. "We think we've done a very comprehensive job, but the nature of emergency management is, 'You train, you plan,' and then, an event comes and you learn from the event, and then, you repeat."
Staff admitted a lack of coordination with schools reopening after Hermine. The report cited issues with debris removal on roads, sidewalks and bus stops that should've been addressed before reopening.
The commission unanimously accepted the report. County staff will provide a status update before the 2017 hurricane season.
