Columbia County is proud to announce that the Columbia County Emergency Management Agency has been named the 2021 Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence by the staff of NWS Columbia, South Carolina.

By serving as change agents and leaders in their communities, Ambassadors of Excellence have:

• Inspired others to take action and become ready, responsive, and resilient.

• Created innovative ways to engage their community, their workforce, and/or their social network.

• Formed unique collaborations with NOAA and/or other ambassador organizations to achieve goals they alone could not meet.

• Embraced building “a Weather-Ready Nation for All” by addressing vulnerable populations’ needs.

Every day, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors serve a pivotal role in affecting societal change, sharing safety messaging, serving as an example, and highlighting successes - all helping to build a Weather-Ready Nation.

Shawn Granato, Emergency Management Director, states, “We are proud to be named the NWS Columbia 2021 Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence. We cannot overstate the importance of our informative and educational relationship with NWS Columbia. We look forward to continuing on this path for the benefit of the citizens of Columbia County.”