Chief Nim Kidd
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#HeyTexas
! If you have/had frozen pipe water damage to your home, please fill out this survey to explain your damages. We need residents from all 254 counties reporting. We will share your info with
@fema
@FEMARegion6
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Good morning, Texas! Oil&Gas and Electric generation are running well. We still show power outages, likely due to local conditions, trees/lines down.
#staywarm
#staysafe
Remember icy driving & carbon monoxide exposures are
#preventable
injuries
#AreYouReady
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I’ve seen this around the social media circles, and I certainly agree with it. I ask you to be kind to ALL, especially the healthcare workers, first responders, emergency communications dispatchers, professional journalists and emergency managers that ALWAYS showed up!
#THANKYOU
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For nearly 20 years, this man has had my back. He’s nearly run me to death, managed the worst disasters, briefed 2 Presidents, and taught me how to act. Congratulations on retirement. 44 years of protection & dedicated service to San Antonio & Texas. Thank you, Tom.
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Ok, Texas... Pandemics, Wildfires, industrial/port accidents, hurricanes, now a potential Fujiwhara...
#AreYouReady
?
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#Team
@TxDOT
in Harris Co helping recover. Great folks from all over Texas here working hard.
@GregAbbott_TX
@TxDOTCEO
@tamusystem
@TxDPS
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Hey, Texas!
#AreYouReady
?
Today is the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and there is an area to watch for development in the southwest Gulf this week. Here's what we know about the forecast right now:
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7 years ago, almost to the minute, many lives were changed forever.
#NeverForget
our brave first responders -paid and volunteer-
#RemeberWest
#WestTexas
@TDEM
@TXEMTF
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#HeyTexas
!
#ice
accumulation forecast from
@NWSSouthern
Pay attention to road conditions. ✔️
@TxDOT
&
#WatchYourIce
#AreYouReady
#IHaveAPlan
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#HeyTexas
! Much of the
#Panhandle
and
#WestTexas
are in for a
#HailOfATime
pay attention to local weather and officials.
#Tornado
#Wind
#Hail
risks
#txwx
#AreYouReady
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OTD 18 years ago, I was the
@SATXFire
Rescue Lt going on duty at FS11. Our
@txtf1
deployment to the
#WorldTradeCenter
marked a change in our lives.
@teextweet
@TDEM
@tamusystem
#NeverForget
#NeverForgotten
#September11
#911Anniversary
#Brotherhood
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19 years ago, our world changed.
#NeverForget
#NeverForget911
#September11
#brotherhood
@FDNY
#TwinTowers
#911Remembered
#family
#WTC
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#HeyTexas
Panhandle!
#Critical
and
#ExtremelyCritical
#Fire
#Weather
conditions today. Several air and ground resources are in the area to support local firefighters. Do your part.
#OnlyYouCanPreventWildfire
#AreYouReady
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#HeyTexas
! The 2022
#Hurricane
season starts in 4 days. It looks like the
#Gulf
is getting ready…
#AreYouReady
?
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Chief Maher was the best of us. We counted on Travis to go to the danger where people needed help. He never failed. Ever. I always knew he would take the team to the fight, save those in peril, and bring the team home. Rest in Peace my Brother, I’ll see you at the big one.
We are brokenhearted: Battalion Chief Travis Maher, a 23-year veteran of AFD, died today after fighting cancer. Travis, 49―part of the
@AggieNetwork
('96) and
@txtf1
―was deployed to many disasters, including Ground Zero.
RIP, Travis; see you on the top floor. 💔
📷©AFD;
@TXTF1
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17yrs ago today, I headed to work
@SATXFire
& instead was deployed w/
@txtf1
to
#WTC
. As a nation, we have changed terrorism, emergency management & disaster response. We’ve come a long way & still have a long way to go.
#NeverForget
#911Memorial
#Remember911
@fema
@FEMA_Brock
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I am so grateful for these
@TXForestService
firefighters out on the streets
@austintexasgov
helping
@austinenergy
clear paths for line crews to rebuild their infrastructure.
#GodBlessTheGreenPants
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Hey Texas! State agencies, oil/gas/electric co’s w/our private sector partners are working hard to be ready for winter weather. Please do your part to prepare, too. Ice accumulation is bad for walking outside, driving & trees & power lines. Prepare now so you don’t panic later.
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A plan…
…Not written
-is a fantasy
…Not trained
-is fiction
…Not exercised
-is forgotten
…Not funded
-is futile
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#HeyTexas
! We have over 2Million doses of
#COVID19
vaccine coming to Texas this week. Let’s use them all! ✔️out to find a provider near you. Also, ✔️ for individual locations and amounts.
@TexasDSHS
@TDEM
@GovAbbott
@GregAbbott_TX
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#HeyTexas
! Looking for a place to get
#Covid_19
test? Check out the interactive map👇These are public & private sector partners working together to serve Texans! Cc:
@TDEM
@TexasHHSC
@TexasDSHS
@TXMilitary
@TxDPS
@TexasGameWarden
@teextweet
@txextension
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The 2019 hurricane season begins this Saturday. The Texas Emergency Management Council is exercising today to make sure the State is ready to support our local government partners.
#AreYouReady
?
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The Texas Emergency Management Council
@TDEM
State Operation Center morning briefing to support our local partners.
#SmokehouseCreekfire
#WindyDueceFire
#GrapevineCreekFire
🔥As emergency responders continue to support
#wildfire
response in the Texas Panhandle, do your part to prevent additional fires:
🚗Never drive your vehicle onto dry grass or brush
💥Take safety precautions when using outdoor equipment
More tips:
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#HeyTexas
!
#COVID19
#vaccines
are available. Talk to your Healthcare or Pharmancy professional.
@TDEM
@TexasDSHS
@texashospitals
@texmed
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#TexasEmergencyManagementCouncil
working together to make sure we are ready to support our local partners.
@TDEM
@FEMARegion6
@NWSSouthern
@NWSWGRFC
@TxDOT
@TXForestService
@txtf1
@TXEMTF
@TexasGameWarden
@TXMilitary
@TxDPS
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I emphatically believe Fire&EMS tactical medicine response is critical to reducing deaths @ mass violence incidents. Too often leaders think it’s an LE only response. It’s time for a change for a REAL unified response
#NoMoreSingleDiscipline
#NoMoreSingleJurisdiction
#ihaveaplan
New in
#TheJournal
: Tactical medicine plays a significant role in reducing deaths associated with active assailant incidents:
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No matter where you were or what you were doing 21 years ago today, you will
#NeverForget
where you were-what you were doing 21 years ago tomorrow.
#343
#WTC
@FDNY
@NYPDnews
@PAPD911
@SATXFire
@txtf1
@austinfiredept
@HoustonFire
@DallasFireRes_q
@FortWorthFire
@CorpusChristiFD
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I’m in, Dr. Stern! How about: Loser for each game makes $100 donation to the Winner’s local
@RedCross
in the name of the winning
#DEM
@TDEM
@VDEM
GO
@astros
#TakeItBack
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
#AreYouReady
?
@HoustonOEM
What say you Vice Chancellor
@chiefkidd
? Perhaps a little friendly
@TDEM
vs.
@VDEM
/ National Capital Region wager?
@DC_HSEMA
want in? Go
@Nationals
#StayInTheFight
#FinishTheFight
#WorldSeries2019
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Thankful for our state & federal partners here
@tdem
State Emergency Operations Center supporting local partners as
#Harold
comes to Texas. Also watching critical/extreme
#Fire
weather in central Texas.
#AreYouReady
?
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We spent the day making sure state & federal partners are ready to support local partners.
#areYOUready
?
#harveystorm
#turnarounddontdrown
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#HeyTexas
(Yes, I’m 👀@ all y’all!)
@NWSSouthern
forecasts Snow, Fire, and Flood potential across much of Texas. Pay attention to local officials and media. This should be a quick moving system, but could have travel impacts.
#AreYouReady
#IHaveAPlan
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Hey Central Texas, this may look like an avocado, but it’s going to make
#guacamole
of your weekend! Pls pay attention to local officials. Check out the forecast.
#AreYouReady
#TurnAroundDontDrown
#flashflooding
@TexasGameWarden
@TxDPS
@TDEM
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#Congratulations
to my beautiful and very talented Physician wife
@DrEmilyKidd
she is the
@TexasDSHS
2018 EMS Medical Director of the Year!
@AcadianTXNews
@AcadianNews
@SATXFire
@HoustonFire
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#HeyTexas
!
PLEASE do you part in conservation.
#PeoplePetsPipesPlants
#StayWarm
#sixtyeightdegrees
#AreYouReady
👇
Grid operator requests energy conservation for system reliability:
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So proud to work with these giants!
#Texas
#TexasInauguration
#txlege
@tdem
@GregAbbott_TX
@GovAbbott
@DanPatrick
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Hey, 2022!
…Whatever you got…bring it!!!
#Big
#ThankYou
to all the
#firefighters
#FirstResponders
#lawenforcement
#dispatchers
and
#healthcareprofessionals
working tonight.
#StaySafe
#StayHealthy
#NYE2021
#HAPPYNEWYEAR2022
#AreYouReady
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Congratulations to my friend and partner in response
@TxDPS
@TexasHwyPatrol
#ChiefMathis
on his promotion to Chief of the Texas Highway Patrol!
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
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Hey, Texas! Please pay attention to your local officials and local forecast.
@GregAbbott_TX
has ordered state resources to be immediately ready to support our local partners.
#AreYouReady
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Ok…😅 this may be a little too soon, but tomorrow is the
#Official
end of the 2021
#Atlantic
#HurricaneSeason
.
#AreYouReady
😎
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Happy
#NationalWeatherpersonsDay
to our
@tdem
#meteorologist
@JohnHonore
!! From
#floods
to
#fires
to
#tornadoes
to
#hurricanes
to
#drought
to
#winterstorms
,
#thanksforallyoudo
for
#Texas
!
#txwx
#Professional
@NWS
@NWSSouthern
@NHC_Atlantic
@NWSSPC
@NWSWGRFC
@GovAbbott
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Today, on the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on 9/11/01, Chief Kidd and several TDEM personnel participated in the San Antonio 110 Stair Climb to honor the lives lost and efforts of first responders.
We forever remember their service and sacrifice.🇺🇸
#NeverForget
#September11
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Thank you
@ReadyHarris
& all first responders and elected officials that are working around the clock to bring this incident to a safe conclusion.
@JudgeHidalgo
@MoutonJerry
@DEERPARKTXGOV
@deerparkoem
#TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork
HARRIS COUNTY RESPONDS | .
@TDEM
Chief Nim Kidd attended incident briefings in our EOC during the
#deerparkfire
activation. Thank you
@ChiefKidd
for showing your support for the local response in
@DEERPARKTXGOV
.
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#HappyBirthday
@TDEM
!!!
🎈Today is
@TDEM
's 1st Birthday!🎂
Effective Sept. 1, 2019 -
@TDEM
became a standalone state agency within the
@TAMUsystem
.
This partnership is a natural fit & allows us to leverage the capabilities of
@TAMUsystem
to improve emergency management in TX.
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#HeyTexas
! There will be some strange stuff falling from the sky…I’ve heard it’s called
#RAIN
. While we really need that stuff, in some parts of the state, it may fall faster than runoff allows. Don’t drive through water covering roads.
#Remember
#tadd
#AreYouReady
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Please keep your
#drone
out of the area. Firefighting aircraft will not fly in an airspace with drones.
Update: the
#DominguezFire
in Presidio County is an estimated 250 acres and 40% contained. A drone entered the air space yesterday and grounded all firefighting aircraft. Crews are making good progress in containing the fire despite being slowed due to steep terrain.
#txfire
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On 3/11/94 the
@SATXFire
newly organized Technical Rescue Team was dispatched on the Team’s first Technical Rescue Call. It was an elevator rescue
@Alamodome
I’m honored to have served with this dedicated group of prefssionals. Thx for 25 years!
#Rescue4
#Rescue11
#Rescue51
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#HeyTexas
!
#severeweather
heading our way! Risk for EF-2 or greater tornadoes, 2” or larger hail, and hurricane force winds are forecasted for the DFW-Waco-Lufkin areas. Pay attention to local officials and forecasts.
#areYOUready
#ihaveaplan
#txlege
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Thankful for Texas Emergency Management Technology Summit
#TEMTS
#Advisory
group working today w/local partners, academic researchers, state agencies, federal partners and private sector technology experts to determine the future of
#EM
#technology
.
#FWTX
#FortWorth
#TAMUFTWorth
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T'was the night before Christmas & all over the State, we can rest easy, our 1st Responders are up late. Thx
@TDEM
SOC & all 1st responders
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These folks are the best in the business!!
#secondtonone
@TXEMTF
I am
#Thankful
everyday for their service, expertise, and the sacrifices they and their families make to take care of Texas!
#couldntdoitwithoutyou
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Thankful for
@tamusystem
state agency
#leadership
from
@TDEM
@AgriLife
@TXForestService
@teextweet
coming together to ensure readiness for disaster response and recovery.
#RELLIS
#AreYouReady
?
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My 2018 preparedness challenge: 1. An idea is not a plan. 2. A plan without training is fiction. 3. A plan without exercising is a fantasy. 4. A plan without funding is futile.
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181 years ago-140 Texians said NO to government centralization. It was the beginning of Texas Independence.
#ComeAndTakeIt
#BattleOfGonzalez
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Hey, Texas! Please pay attention to your local officials and forecasts on this system. The models don’t agree on rainfall totals or rate of fall intensity.
#BeSafeNotSorry
#turnarounddontdrown
#tadd
#txwx
#DontDownPlayThis
#AreYouReady
This disturbance is expected to produce areas of very heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding along the coastal regions of southwestern Louisiana and central and upper Texas tonight and Wednesday, and over eastern Texas and western Louisiana on Thursday
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Thank you to all of the dedicated EMS and hospital disaster and emergency preparedness professionals that showed up
@TexasDSHS
#GETAC
meeting on a Saturday morning at 0900.
#AreYouReady
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HeyTexas! Fires will start easier and be harder to extinguish in the red critical zone as shown on the map. Be careful out there! Pay attention to local officials and heed any orders to evacuate.
#firewise
#OnlyYouCanPreventWildfire
#AreYouReady
Today, the fire environment will support wildfire activity in the High Plains/northern Rolling Plains. New ignitions may have high resistance to control when burning in dry grasses and when subjected to well above normal temperatures and high winds.
🔥 Stay wildfire aware!
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One year ago today. The
#Harvey
work continues.
#TexasStrong
@GregAbbott_TX
@GovAbbott
@femaregion6RA
@fema
@TDEM
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This is no
#aprilfools
.
#txwx
this weekend will be serious.
#haveaplan
listen to local officials, be ready to take action.
#AreYouReady
?
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Hey, Texas! Have a question about the Coronavirus? Check out the official
@TexasDSHS
website
@TDEM
@TexasHHSC
@tamusystem
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Thank you for the warm reception to our arrival in Brownsville for the
@TXSenateIGR
hearing. Brownsville OEM is always an amazing parter!
@TDEM
@tonypena16
@jrovalle985
@twdb
@twdb_peter
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Polo!!
Tropical Storm
#Marco
Advisory 7: Tropical Storm Marco Forms Over the Northwestern Caribbean. Forecast to Move Near the Yucatan Peninsula On Saturday.
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Hey, Texas!
#AreYouReady
?
This system that the NHC is monitoring in the Gulf likely won't develop into an organized tropical system... but indications are that it could possibly pose a serious flood threat as remnants linger over the state during the second half of the workweek. Stay weather aware!
#TXwx
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Thank you
@JudgeHidalgo
&
@ReadyHarris
for all you do to protect your community. Great briefing today on response and impacts to Harris Co from
#Imelda
.
@TDEM
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Here are the storm tracks for the last 10 yrs of Texas
#Hurricane
landfalls. Storms don't stop at the coast. Inland Texans need a plan, too.
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#Happy_New_Year_2019
to all of the
#FirstResponders
out tonight keeping us safe! And a VERY special
#ThankYou
to their
#families
that are sacrificing more than most folks will ever know.
#Texas
#Dedication
#TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork
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Thank you
@tamusystem
Board of Regents and Chancellor Sharp for your leadership and unwavering support of
@TDEM
and
#TexasEmergencyManagement
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
#GodBlessTexas
#AreYouReady
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#HeyTexas
! This is no
#AprilFoolsDay
The hatched area represents 10% or great chance of EF-2 or greater
#Tornado
#Hail
and high winds also forecasted.
#fireweather
in West Texas too.
#AreYouReady
#IHaveAPlan
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I needed time w/my Savior, my wife
@DrEmilyKidd
, and my church
@CBCSocial
@Ed_Newton
.
#prayforTexas
#rebuildTx
#thankyou
@GregAbbott_TX
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#HeyTexas
! As
#Beryl
makes landfall, power and cell phone outages will increase. Make sure you have a family communication plan.
#EastTexas
and
#NETexas
, wind and rain are heading your way.
#AreYouReady
#IHaveAPlan
#TADD
#turnarounddontdrown
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Dear Texas, I’m a little concerned. Our team has spent many hours over the last few weeks in the
@tdem
#SOC
basement. Today, I walked outside and witnessed something that resembles a ball of fire ☄️ in the sky? ☀️
#MyEyesHurt
#ShouldIBeWorried
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#HeyNorthTexas
! Please pay attention to your weather and tune in to local meteorologist for the most up to date forecast and conditions. Listen to your local officials for safety instructions.
#AreYouReady
#txwx
#IHaveAPlan
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#HeyTexas
! As you get ready for the weekend, you should make sure you’re ready for
#hurricaneseason2021
It looks like we could have an unwelcome visitor next week.
#AreYouReady
?
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#HeySETexas
! You’re next! Get ready for your own rain…and everything that fell up North and is coming your way down the rivers. Pay attention to local officials and weather forecasts.
#txwx
#tadd
#TurnAroundDontDrown
#AreYouReady
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0900 Saturday morning of Thanksgiving week,
@TexasDSHS
@TXEMTF
#TexasEMS
dedicated professionals meeting to ensure continued coordination and expert prehospital and acute care for all Texans before, during, and after disaster.
@TDEM
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#HeySouthTexas
! Rain forecasted your way. Some will be good, but 2-3”/hr will cause flooding! Pay attention to local forecast and officials. 6-8” COULD mean 12-16” isolated pockets.
#TurnAroundDontDrown
#AreYouReady
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Thank You
@KirkPWatson
for your distinguished service as a member of the
#txlege
. Your partnership during disasters, support of
@TDEM
, and most importantly your commitment to your constituents is very much appreciated.
#ThankYouWatson
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.
@FortWorthFire
@FWOEM
@fortworthpd
&
@MayorMattie
led the incredible response to this no-notice event. Great local leadership makes for a great response to emergencies. Im thankful for our state agencies & specialized teams that support our local partners.
@GregAbbott_TX
@txtf1
Chief Kidd was in
#FortWorth
today to meet with local officials and visit the scene of yesterday’s explosion at the Sandman Hotel.
The community has the full support of TDEM and the Texas Emergency Management Council as their recovery efforts continue.
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Thank you to all
@txtf1
members supporting
@fema
@FEMA_Pete
in Florida supporting the response for
#Dorian2019
GodSpeed, safe travels,
#service
#TexasStrong
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Hey Texas Coastal partners, it’s only 183 days to the END of the 2019 Hurricane Season!
#MakeAPlan
#BuildAKit
#StayInformed
#TakeAction
when directed by local officials.
#AreYouReady
?
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Hey Texas!
Pls pay attention to this week’s weather. It might not look like a threat, but it is.
#areyouready
?
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Wes,
We are so proud of you, and honored to have you on THE Team
@TDEM
!!
Look what arrived! 😍 Still so grateful for this special honor. 🏆
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#HeyTexas
, While service providers work to resolve the wireless service interruptions impacting people across the country, this is the time to implement your family's emergency communication plan.☎️
More Info:
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