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Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Newsroom
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Date:
February 6, 2009
Contact:
Francisco Sánchez, Jr.
(713) 843-5432
(281) 831-2289
Francisco.Sanchez@oem.hctx.net
NEWS RELEASE
Harris County Citizen Corps to Host 3rd Annual CERT Rodeo Round-Up
(Harris County, TX) - Harris County Citizen Corps will hold its third annual CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Rodeo on Saturday
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OHSEM_HCCC_NewsRelease_02_06_2009.pdf |
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NEWS ADVISORY
DATE:
February 4, 2009
CONTACT:
Francisco Sanchez, Jr.
O: 713.843.5432
C: 281.831.2289
E: Francisco.Sanchez@oem.hctx.net
HARRIS COUNTY CITIZEN CORPS TO HOST 3rd ANNUAL CERT RODEO ROUND-UP
WHAT:
3rd Annual CERT Rodeo
WHEN:
Saturday, February 7, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE:
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OHSEM_HCCC_NewsAdvisory_02_04_2009.pdf |
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The National Weather Service of Houston/Galveston (NWS HGX) has issued both a Red Flag Warning and a Fire Watch, effective through 6:00 pm today for a portion of southeast Texas that includes Harris County.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures wi
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City Offices of Emergency Management/Cities of Harris County Meeting Participants:
This is friendly reminder that there is no Cities of Harris County Meeting scheduled until the regularly scheduled day in the month of March, with the location to be determined.
In the near future, all city offices of emergency management in Harris County will be receiving a call to solicit input a
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Secretary Napolitano Issues Action Directives on FEMA State and Local Integration and National Planning
Release Date: January 27, 2009
For Immediate Release
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today two action directives, on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) integration with state and local partners and nation
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Attached is the regional training calendar as compiled by USCG LCDR Joe Leonard. His original message is below:
Greetings!
Attached is the 27 January 2009 version of the Regional Training-Meeting-Conference-Exercise Calendar. Please review it for any modifications, additions, or deletions. As always, feel free to disseminate it out to any concerned agency, organization, or ind
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RegionalTrainingCalendar.27Jan09.doc |
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Harris County Joint Information Center Group Members:
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill delaying the digital TV transition until June 12th. Funding issues have recently interupted the converter box coupon program and the latest estimates show that more than 6.5 million households are not prepared for the switch over. The U.S. House is expected to pass a similar measure.
Public
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HARRIS COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL ISSUES CAUTIONARY MESSAGE FOR HIGH FIRE RISK For Harris County, the forecast fire risk is HIGH, and fuel dryness is CRITICALLY HIGH.
This cautionary statement is based on information provided by the Texas Forest Service, Governor’s Division of Emergency Management, and the National Weather Service.
There is a growing possibility of inten
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Jan_23_2009_Fire_Danger_HarrisCounty.pdf |
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The Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Managment has issued the following wildfire awareness message in response to recent elevated fire threats in our region. NWS (HGX)has not issued a fire related product for Harris County today but we have been under a fire related Hazardous Weather Outlook or Red Flag Warning over the past several days.
WILDFIRE AWARENESS: PREPAREDNESS & EVA
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