Burnet County Emergency Management

 

 

Tue
04
Feb

Burnet County hosts simulated disaster drill

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A tabletop exercise by first responders on Wednesday, Feb. 5 will involve fires, spills and evacuation procedures. The drills are expected to assist with disaster scenarios including those that would force evacuation like a plane crash pictured here in 2018 in Burnet.

 

 

 

 

Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor

Radio traffic in Burnet County will sound more active than normal Wednesday, Feb. 5, as first responders take part in an all-day regional emergency exercise.

First responders will gather from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Texas AgriLife Extension Office, 607 N. Vandeveer, Burnet, for the Firestarter 2020 exercise, which is being sponsored by the Capital Area Council of Government (CAPCOG) and Burnet County Emergency Management, where they will take part in scenarios designed to test their emergency response capabilities. …

Thu
31
Aug

Officials urge careful choices in hurricane relief

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Marble Falls Fire Rescue and Horseshoe Bay Fire Rescue personnel are depoloyed to Kingwood near Houston Tuesday, Aug. 29. Officials warn well-meaning citizens to take care in rushing to aid storm victims. Coordinated efforts and training mean safety for responders and help where help is needed most.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

While local residents work diligently to do what they can for victims of Hurricane Harvey, officials recommend caution and offer some sound advice.

That includes thinking down the road to arrival.

“After so many calls to offer help, official statements have been issued from Burnet County Judge James Oakley and Marble Falls Mayor John Packer about being effective,” said Burnet County Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Barho. “After Hurricane Katrina, two truckloads of donations had to be thrown away. They were not cleaned or sorted by size and for boys or girls, men or women and they didn't have a clear destination.”

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