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REMINDER: Regional JIC Group Meeting

Jul 20th, 2010

MEETING NOTICE:      Regional Joint Information Center Group                  EVENT:      General Meeting - Hosted by the United Way of Greater Houston                  TARGET AUDIENCE:      Communications professionals, public information officers, liaison officers and stakeholders with related duties during a regional emergency response.                  TOPICS:      NIMS/ICS Training Requirements for PIO ...  read more ...
 

Patient on Oxygen Burned While Smoking

Jul 13th, 2010

M.S. Montgomery      Fire Marshal            PRESS RELEASE      HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS      DATE: July 13, 2010 / 3:46 p.m.            Patient on Oxygen Burned While Smoking            A male patient sustained burn injuries from smoking a cigarette while using oxygen in his hospital room earlier this morning. The fire broke out at 9:30 a.m. in a private hospital room at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, 23900 K ...  read more ...
    HCFMOPRESS RELEASE.pdf

Teenager Burned by Firework

Jul 6th, 2010

PRESS RELEASE      HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS      DATE: July 6, 2010 / 4:37 p.m.            Teenager Burned by Firework            A 16-year-old girl was injured by fireworks on July 4, 2010 at 9:34 p.m. in the 19600 block of Coppervine in west Harris County. Westlake Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical personnel responded. She was transported to a local hospital where she was treated and released. read more ...
    PR -- Fireworks Injury 19618 Coppervine 070610.pdf

Harris County Increases Readiness Level for Tropical Storm Alex

Jun 28th, 2010

Date: June 28, 2010 Contact: Francisco Sánchez, Jr.      Subject: Increased readiness Public Information Officer      For Immediate Release (713) 881-3100            (Harris County, TX) -- Harris County’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) is monitoring Tropical Storm Alex. Operations have moved from Level 4 (normal conditions) to Level 3 (increased readines ...  read more ...
    Level 3.pdf

Harris County Urges Residents With Special Health Care and Transportation Needs to Register With 2-1-1

Jun 28th, 2010

     HARRIS COUNTY OFFICIALS ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO REGISTER WITH 2-1-1            (Harris County, TX) Emergency officials are reminding residents with special health care or transportation needs to register with the state’s transportation registry if you will need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane.            Dial 2-1-1 as soon as possibl ...  read more ...
    2-1-1_News_Release_6-28-2010.pdf

Regional Joint Information Center Group Meeting

Jun 21st, 2010

The next Regional Joint Information Center Group meeting will be held on July 28th, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way CRC Building (50 Waugh Drive, 77007).            More information will be provided in July.                  Regards,                  Francisco Sanchez, Jr.      Liaison to the Director/Harris County Judge Ed Emmett      Public Information Officer/Harris County Office of Homel ...  read more ...
 

Arsonist Caught in the Act

Jun 18th, 2010

DATE: June 18, 2010 / 8:36 a.m.            Arsonist Caught in the Act      Just before midnight last night, a multi-agency effort resulted in the arrest of a suspected serial arsonist.            Matthew Carlyle White, 28, was arrested after setting fire to a house under construction in the 12500 block of Greensbrook in northeast Harris County. The suspect had been the subject of a multi-agency investi ...  read more ...
    PR -- Arsonist Caught in the Act.pdf

NIMS Training Requirements for Public Information Officers

Jun 15th, 2010

NIMS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS      for Public Information Officers and Joint Information Center personnel      Updated June 10, 2010            INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAINING            NIMS requires that all PIO, Assistant PIO, and other JIC personnel at all levels must complete:            * IS-700 (Intro to NIMS) – 3 hours      * IS-100 (Intro to Incident Command System) – 3 hours (both generic and speci ...  read more ...
 

NIMS Training Requirements for Public Information Officers

Jun 15th, 2010

NIMS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS      for Public Information Officers and Joint Information Center personnel      Updated June 10, 2010            INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAINING            NIMS requires that all PIO, Assistant PIO, and other JIC personnel at all levels must complete:            * IS-700 (Intro to NIMS) – 3 hours      * IS-100 (Intro to Incident Command System) – 3 hours (both generic and speci ...  read more ...
 

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