Kerr County FEMA Response

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Texas, Kerr County and Kickoff meeting

Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.

ABC News on MSN · 4d

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods

Kerr County officials have for years talked about the need for a more robust flash-flood warning system, including sirens that would reach people in places with no cell service. But in the absence of that expensive infrastructure, they adopted IPAWS — which cost them nothing — as a way to alert more people by phone.

Disaster response under scrutiny

UPI on MSN · 4d

'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

More than 100 people are dead and 150 known to be missing in Texas Wednesday from flooding but questions remain about how the effects of the deadly disaster could have been mitigated.

CNN · 7h

Disaster response under scrutiny after catastrophic Texas floods

Officials in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday as the region reels from devastating floods earlier this month — and after a new round of rain this weekend halted the search for dozens of people still missing from the disaster.

News 4 San Antonio · 4d

Sources: FEMA's response to Texas flooding was slowed by cost controls

Sources say FEMA’s response to last week's flooding in Texas was slowed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s cost controls.Noem — whose department overs

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Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety

A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public ...

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FEMA response to Hill Country floods slowed by cost controls, sources ...

FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday, after at least 84 people had already been found dead in Kerr County.

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Donald Trump Wants FEMA 'Remade,' Not Eradicated—DHS Secretary

The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...

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Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...

Kerr County’s emergency manager would have been the one to guide a flash flooding procedure and evacuation plan – ideally established ahead of time – that’s designed to maximize lives saved.

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FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, data shows

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC ...

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