Legal, preparedness experts join for disaster conference

WEST JORDAN — Being prepared for a natural disaster requires extensive planning, but inaction could have both life-threatening and legal consequences.That was the message Wednesday as attorneys, community officials and disaster preparedness experts came together for a conference that organizers called the first of its kind.And in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida, the conversation couldn't have been more important, said Edward Thomas, president of the Natu