Emergency Preparedness Resources

The following documents are available for viewing or download to your computer. To download a copy of these documents, right-click on the desired item and select "Save As..." or "Save Target As...."If you have questions or difficulties, please contact Michael Ada, Emergency Preparedness Manager or call (512) 275-9305.

Texas Facilities Commission

State Surplus Property Program

The Texas Facilities Commission disposes of salvage and surplus personal property from Texas state agencies. Eligible entities such as other Texas state agencies, political subdivisions, and assistance organizations may contact the agency offering the property to arrange a transfer at a price established by the agency. If property is not transferred to an eligible entity, the general public is invited to purchase theproperty by competitive sealed bid, live auctions, Internet auctions or at one of our retail storefronts.

Texas Federal Surplus Property Program

The Texas Facilities Commission manages the disposition of surplus and salvage donated to the state by federal programs. The TFC's Federal Surplus Property Program certifies organizations as eligible under federal agency regulations to receive and use the property. Private citizens and the general public may not March 2009 TARC HSAT Times Newsletterparticipate in this program.

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Emergency Preparedness

Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program
(IECGP)

Emergency Alert System & the Texas Association
of Broadcasters
Texas broadcasters are first responders in times of crisis. Residents of communities all across the Lone Star State know to turn to their local radio and television stations when emergencies arise.

Broadcasters relay life-saving information through news programming and the Emergency Alert System (EAS). EAS is used by federal, state and local emergency managers and the National Weather Service to relay specific information to the public via radio and TV stations in times of emergency or when there is a threat of a weather incident. Read More...

2-1-1 Texas – Connecting People and Services
Need help and do not know where to go? 2-1-1 Texas helps you find free information on services in you area providing: Food; Shelter; Disaster relief; Senior services; etc. Read more....

Cyber Security

Emergency Preparedness for Animals and Pets

Texas State Animal Resource Team (TSART)
Animal issues are people issues. Owners of livestock and pets can become extremely attached to their animals and may take undue risks when it comes to protecting them in a disaster. By addressing and preparing for animal issues before a crisis, both human and animal lives can be saved. Read more...

South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Homeland Security & Emergency Management Planning Division
Pet Evacuation Tips

Pets America
Pets America is a nonprofit organization that works with veterinarians nationwide to save the lives of pets and the people who love them during disasters. Through Pet First Aid & Disaster Response Workshops, Pets America teaches pet owners to care for their animals before, during, and after an emergency. Read more....

Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) Regional Liaison Officers (RLO’s)
Field Operations/Regional Liaison Officer Areas
In Accordance with the State Emergency Management Plan, when an emergency occurs or threatens to occur and is beyond the capability of local government to respond, state assistance will be requested by the local government chief elected official to the appropriate Disaster District Committee (DDC) Chairman as prescribed in the state emergency management plan. See more....

The Council for Excellence in Government’s Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness Program

FY 07 Planning Budget Template

Pandemic Influenza

Volunteers are needed throughout Texas in order to help make sure medications reach people quickly in a public health emergency. The Texas Department of State Health Services needs assistance from thousands of Texans to make sure we get medicine to all who need it. Want to get involved? Click below to see how…

Avian Influenza Update

What Is an Influenza Pandemic?
A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza A virus emerges for which there is little or no immunity in the human population, begins to cause serious illness and then spreads easily person-to-person worldwide. For more information visit PandemicFlu.gov.

Texas’ Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan
The new draft DSHS Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan provides guidance to local health departments for working with their community leaders, discussion of the allocation and distribution of vaccines and antivirals, updated designs for mass vaccination clinics, and information for health care providers and the public. The plan complements both the revised World Health Organization plan and the U.S. Health and Human Services plan.

To take a look at the draft DSHS Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan visit the Texas Department of State Health Services website.

American Red Cross Pandemic Influenza Awareness Videos

HSIN-CI

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Interoperability

Resources Document and Websites

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Factsheet

Emergency Service Function (ESF) 11, Agriculture and Natural Resources Brochure

FEMA for Kids Website

Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry Website

NIMS Five Year Training Plan V2

What’s New at the National Integration Center (NIC)

2007 Texas Regional Response Network (TRRN) Manual

National Response Framework Center

FEMA Resource page for Emergency Managers and Personnel (SITREPs, NIMS, Grants, and Training)

Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (Assistance and Information page)

Task Force on Hurricane Evacuations Issues Report to Governor Perry
February 20, 2006

Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2005 (PDF - 25K)
TARC Memorandum - October 15, 2004

Local Emergency Management Plan Development Handbook (DEM)
Revised January, 2004 (PDF - 307K)
This document is a revised planning guide from the Department of Emergency Management. This guide supersedes the DEM's "Local Emergency Management Plan Development Handbook," dated June 2000. It is intended primarily for use by local officials responsible for developing and maintaining local emergency planning documents.

Mutual Aid Agreements
The concept of regional mutual aid is based on consistency and simplicity and is borne out of the prospect of a large-scale incident (such as WMD) involving multiple jurisdictions in the response. Coordination of resources and response personnel across multiple counties will be more effective if similar agreements are in place, expectations are consistent, and reimbursement procedures have been negotiated with regional input prior to an event.

The agreements were developed by The CAPCO Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), which includes emergency management representatives from all 10 CAPCO counties. The HSTF designated a subcommittee to focus specifically on regional mutual aid agreements. The subcommittee worked with CAPCO staff and legal counsel to draft the Tier I and Tier II agreement templates using examples of agreements in other COGs, existing agreements within the CAPCO region, and the templates provided by the Attorney General's Office as samples. The draft agreements were presented to the CAPCO Executive Committee for approval on October 15, 2003.