Texas Prepares for Hurricane Season With Training Exercise at State Emergency Operations Center
TDEM Reminds Texans to Engage in Personal Preparedness This Hurricane Season
AUSTIN – The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) hosted a large-scale hurricane train involving representatives from greater than 30 state businesses and associate organizations on the Texas State Emergency Operations Center in Austin this week. The multi-day train hosted by TDEM along side the Texas Emergency Management Council, goals at affirming the state’s readiness in getting ready for, responding to, recovering from and mitigating in opposition to hurricanes.
“The collaboration during this hurricane exercise is crucial to ensuring state resources are ready to respond when disaster strikes,” stated Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd. “As Texas state agencies and our partners bolster preparedness efforts, TDEM reminds Texans to take necessary precautions now to enhance preparedness before the next disaster hits.”
Chief Kidd reminded Texans to remain knowledgeable, heed the steerage of native officers, monitor native climate forecasts, make an emergency plan, review hurricane evacuation routes, construct a package containing emergency provides, and contemplate reviewing flood risk and insurance coverage.
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season started on June 1 and runs by means of November 30.
Texans are inspired to go to the Texas Hurricane Center at gov.texas.gov/hurricane and ready.gov/hurricanes for preparedness assets and security tips.
TDEM’s disaster portal could be accessed at tdem.texas.gov/disasters.