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Gov. Mike DeWine held a press conference Friday from the state's Emergency Operations Center to discuss the state's plan ahead of Monday's eclipse.RAW: Gov. DeWine discusses state's plan ahead of Monday's eclipse Emergency Operations Center will be activated
DeWine said there are more than 500 formal eclipse events happening around the state and more than two dozen Ohio state parks and wildlife areas in or near the path of totality. "We usually don't have this much notice for a large-scale event, but the eclipse has been hundreds of years in the making, so that helped make our jobs a little easier," said Sima Merick, director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency."Our EOC teams will be watching traffic cameras, weather radar, and monitoring local needs through contact with our county partners, and we stand ready to provide resources as needed.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol also plans on having increased staffing on Monday to help with any safety services or highway emergency responses that are needed.DeWine said leaders from multiple organizations throughout the state studied other states' plans from the 2017 eclipse and learned one piece of advice:"arrive early and stay late."
OSHP will be mobilizing additional resources, including their aviation section,"to support a heightened state of readiness and operational capacity." Jones said.
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