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McDonough, Owen [OMcDonough@nahb.org] 8/28/2017 12:55:12 AM Bennett, Tate [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=lfa92542f7ca4d01973bl8b2fllb9141-Bennett, El] Re: Search and Rescue Teams Saving Lives in Texas
Yes. Me too. I lived in Houston and worked with a lot of the area Flood Control District folks before grad school. They have been in my thoughts a lot this weekend. Terrible to see it under so much water.
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On Aug 27, 2017, at 6:00 PM, Bennett, Tate <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> wrote:
Hope everyone we met a few weeks ago are safe down in TX.
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From: FEMA-IGA <FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov> Date: August 27, 2017 at 5:54:47 PM EDT To: FEMA-IGA <FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov> Subject: Search and Rescue Teams Saving Lives in Texas
August 27, 2017 HQ-17-064 Contact: FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272
U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: 281-464-4985
Search and Rescue Teams Saving Lives in Texas
WASHINGTON - Federal, state, and local search and rescue teams are operating 24/7 to reach those str in flooded areas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has more than 400 Urban Searcl
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Rescue (US&R) personnel working to save lives in south Texas. Another 500-plus personnel are in the st are expected to be performing rescues this evening. National US&R teams, located across the United Sta trained and equipped to handle structural collapses and swift water rescues.
State and local officials are asking those in the impacted area toplease remember:
? Stay calm, do not panic. ? Do not go into your attic - rescuers from the air cannot see you. ? Safely seek higher ground if able to do so; get to a safe place. ? Safely mark your roof to be seen by the air. To get rescuers' attention, wave sheets, towels etc.
If you feel your life is in danger, call 911. First responders are not responding to requests for assistance received through social media, so if you cannot get through to 911 at first, keep calling.
The U S. Coast Guard (USCG) has also stated that if you are in need of immediate rescue you can call th< the following numbers:
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The Coast Guard has over 420 personnel conducting operations in south Texas, with 16 helicopters in the and 8 more inbound. As of 3 p.m. EDT today, the Coast Guard has confirmed rescues of more than 2,00C person cases in the FIouston-Galveston area.
The Coast Guard also has an additional nine teams onsite doing shallow water rescues. More information USCG rescue operations is available on their website at: http://www.news.uscg.mil/Texas/.
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