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Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Newsroom
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For Immediate Release
Contact : Francisco Sanchez, Jr.
Phone: 713-881-3100
Date: November 30, 2009
HARRIS COUNTY MARKS END OF 2009 HURRICANE SEASON
(Harris County, TX) -- Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHSEM) mark the end of the 2009 Hurricane Season.
“This was a calm hurricane season,
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2009_EndofHurricaneSeason_English.pdf |
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Cornyn Encourages Fire Departments to Apply For DHS Grant Funding For Additional Personnel
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn encouraged Texas fire departments today to apply for grant funding available to increase the number of firefighters and support their work. The funding comes through the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) gra
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Date: November 9, 2009
Contact: Francisco Sanchez, Jr.
(713) 881-3100
Public Input Sought on Revised County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Harris County has revised its Hazard Mitigation Plan, which proposes public programs to reduce deaths, injuries, and property damage from the natural disasters most likely to occur in the county. The public is invited to review
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MitigationActionPlanRelease2.pdf |
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Date: November 10, 2009
Contact: Francisco Sanchez
(713) 881-3100
Public Input Sought on Revised County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Harris County has revised its Hazard Mitigation Plan, which proposes public programs to reduce deaths, injuries and property damage from the natural disasters most likely to occur in the county. The public is invited t
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Regional Joint Information Center / PIO Group Members,
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the City of Houston, the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management invites you to a post-Hurricane Ike technology discussion and hot wash to address resident’s situation awareness pre, during and post storm.
Specifically:
• Methods
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Ike-TechHotwashInvitation.pdf |
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Harris County Urges Residents to Take Safety Measures
During this Morning’s Wet Weather Commute
(Harris County, TX) The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHSEM) continues to monitor the weather in our area. Residents may experience some traffic slowdowns during their morning commute; however, the rain is expected to move out about lunch time.
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All,
The Texas Division of Emergency Management is seeking information on how local jurisdictions get information out in a changing news environment. Please take a minute and answer the following questions. Please reply back to oemjic@oem.hctx.net.
1. How are you dealing with the changes and challenges of traditional media?
2. What technologies are you currently using to ge
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Flu viruses constantly mutate, making it tough for our immune defenses to recognize
the virus and combat it. Since the current strain of the H1N1 virus (known as swine
flu) is relatively new, it may be more contagious than seasonal flu, although it seems
no more virulent and most cases should be resolved without significant medical
intervention. Here is a look at how flu infections
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HOw flu travels.pdf |
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2009 All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders Summit, Nov. 19
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Houston, TX
The face of emergency management today has never been more complex!
The All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders Summit will address the natural and man-made hazards facing the Houston area — fires, Hurricanes, floods, terror events — and address best practices in preparing for and mitigating these
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