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Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 27th - June 2nd |
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Hurricane season in the Atlantic starts June 1st, is your family ready? Have you made a plan or prepared a kit? If an evacuation is called for, do you know where you are going? Or how you will get there? There are resources available to get started on the Ready.gov website: http://www.ready.gov/. You can find a Family Emergency Plan, a Basic Disaster Supplies Kit, and information about Hurricanes and other disasters. Don't forget to plan for you pets too, they need: food, water, medication, leashes, carriers, vaccination records, just to name a few things. Make a Plan. Prepare a Kit. Stay Informed.
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Boating Safety Week is May 19th – May 25th |
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As we head into summer, Galveston County residents and visitors are starting to enjoy many activities on the water. Skiing, kayaking, fishing, boating and many other forms of recreation are available along our coasts and in our waters. Planning for these trips normally include packing food, drinks, fishing poles, and bathing suits, but does your planning include a Float Plan? What is a ‘Float Plan’? According to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Auxiliary, a Float Plan is a written statement (as by a skipper) of the details of an intended voyage (as of a boat or watercraft) usually filed with a family member, friend, neighbor and/or marina operator on shore; a document that specifically describes the vessel, equipment, crew, and itinerary of a planned voyage. The USCG Auxiliary has developed a Float Plan PDF that is able to saved, emailed, or printed and given to a responsible party of your choosing. The Galveston County Office of Emergency Management encourages all boaters to be prepared and develop a Float Plan for a safe and fun time. For more information, Please visit the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Float Plan Central at http://www.floatplancentral.org/.
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Prepare for Hurricane Season |
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May 14, 2012 – Did you see this message on a digital billboard directing you to www.gcoem.org? If you did, you have seen of the Gulf Coast Emergency Communications Network in action. The County of Galveston County has partnered with Clear Channel Outdoor and our neighboring counties to warn residents and visitors of natural or man-made disasters throughout the region. During a disaster, “EMERGENCY ALERT” will be in red letters on a yellow banner with the emergency specific message in white on a black background. The test message is displayed below: 
By joining this network, we are enhancing our plans for Hurricane Season on June 1st. For additional information on preparing your family for hurricanes, please visit: http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.
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