EastTex CERT in Emergency Drill At Terrell State Hospital
EastTex Regional CERT utilized in a major drill at Terrell State Hospital. The scenario: “The water tower had fallen on one of the buildings and several casualties and fatalities had been reported”. We had been asked to assist with traffic control and a...
EastTx CERT Welcomes Graduating Class of Summer 2018
The EastTx CERT team is proud to announce the graduating class of Summer 2018. Graduates attended two weekends of classroom and outdoor hands-on training pertaining to everything related to emergency preparedness and response. The FEMA developed G317 course covers...
Rockwall County Launches Emergency Management App
In an effort to help communicate with it's citizens after a disaster, Rockwall County has launched an app for it's Office of Emergency Management. The app will have alerts, preparedness information, damage report forms, and other pertinent information. You can use...
Medi-vac Landing Zone Training Eases Burden on First Responders
Medical evacuation, or better known as "medivac" is the timely and efficient movement of an injured person to an emergency medical facility. The fastest medivac is handled by a helicopter air ambulance. It takes quick but careful planning and skilled landing...
EastTex CERT Flood Damage Assessment
On December 5th, EastTex CERT helped Kaufman County Emergency Management with a flood damage assessment to help identify roads that had been washed out on area roadways. About 10 ETRC members took photos and noted washed out roads, eroded culverts, and potential...
Kaufman County OEM App
