Texas | Ready or not? Emergency preparedness video series
Texas | 24 Jan 2012
Editor’s Note: This is an excellent series of videos and worth the investment of your time. They are well-researched, well-produced and ought to be emulated by other jurisdictions. – HN
Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods – these are all common occurrences in Texas. Are you prepared? Watch Surviving Disaster: How Texans Prepare and learn from other Texans who have survived these types of disasters. Then make your plan. It happened to them. It could happen to you.
Introduction from Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner
Surviving Hurricanes: Grab it and Go
A Community Rebuilds: Recovering from Wildfires
Back to Business: Planning for Disasters
Ready for Anything: Preparing for the Next Flood
Winds of Destruction: A County’s Lessons
Facing Disasters: A Plan for Work and Home
Texas | DSHS Announces 2011 Emergency Medical Services Awards
Austin TX | The Texas Department of State Health Services presented its annual emergency medical services and trauma awards today. The following winners were recognized at an awards luncheon during the 2011 Texas EMS Conference in Austin:
- EMS Public Information/Injury Prevention Award – Arlington Fire Department
- EMS Citizen Award – David “DJ” Herbort, Jr., Fredericksburg
- EMS Educator Award – GETAC Education Committee
- Designated Trauma Facility Award – Shannon Medical Center, San Angelo
- EMS Administrator Award – Ernesto Rodriguez, Austin
- EMS Medical Director Award – Dr. Levon Vartanian, Spring
- Outstanding RAC Award – Capital Area Trauma RAC, Austin
- EMS Air Medical Service Award – Southeast Texas Air Rescue, Beaumont
- EMS First Responder Award – Blue Mound VFD and Windthorst VFD (tie)
- EMS Private/Public Provider Award – Cypress Creek EMS
- EMS Person of the Year Award – Lisa Camp, Friendswood
- GETAC Journey of Excellence Award – Pete Wolf, Windthorst
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