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Severe Weather Awareness Week March 2 – 8, 2014

Lubbock County Judge Thomas (Tom) V. Head
Director of Emergency Management
Lubbock County Office of Emergency Management

Would like to remind citizens of Lubbock County to register with the following:

Lubbock County Storm Shelter Registration
This registration is for anyone living outside the City of Lubbock.
http://www.co.lubbock.tx.us/department/division.php?fDD=33-213

If you live in the City of Lubbock you can find The City of Lubbock Storm Shelter registration at:http://www.mylubbock.us/departmental-websites/departments/fire-rescue/fire-prevention/storm-spotting/storm-shelter-registration

Judge Head would also like to encourage the Citizens of Lubbock County to sign up with the NIXLE Alert System and subscribe to the Lubbock County Office of Emergency Management Facebook Page and Twitter Account.

Nixle Alert System – http://www.nixle.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com
Twitter – https://twitter.com

Judge Head would also encourage every citizen, to be prepared for any disaster or emergency situation.
Preparedness information can be found at: Ready.Gov  http://www.ready.gov
Texas Prepares – http://www.texasprepares.org

For additional information and / or questions please contact Clinton Thetford, Lubbock County Emergency Management Coordinator at 806 775-1911 or cthetford@co.lubbock.tx.us.

(Content forwarded by Clint Thetford)

Information about and relating to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) continues to be at the top of media and social media coverage.
The State Operations Center would like to provide the following links to sign up for information from official sources for EVD updates:

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
•    News releases and sign up for email updates – https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases.shtm
•    Twitter (@TexasDSHS) – https://twitter.com/TexasDSHS

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
•    News releases and sign up for email updates – http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/news/release.shtml
•    Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TexasHHSC

Office of the Governor Rick Perry
•    Ebola updates – http://governor.state.tx.us/highlight/ebola-update/
•    Press releases – http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/
•    Twitter (@TexGov) – https://twitter.com/TexGov
•    Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TexasGovernor

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
•    Ebola home page – http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html
•    Email alerts sign up – http://www.cdc.gov/other/emailupdates/
•    Newsroom – http://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html
•    Twitter (@CDCgov) – https://twitter.com/CDCgov and (@CDCemergency) – https://twitter.com/CDCemergency
•    Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/CDC

These links serve to provide current news, information and best practices from state and federal partners concerning EVD and response.

W. Nim Kidd, CEM, TEM
Chief
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Assistant Director
Texas Homeland Security
Texas Department of Public Safety
@chiefkidd

Amanda Kohutek, Executive Assistant
Amanda.kohutek@dps.texas.gov
512-424-2436
512-424-2208 – SOC 24/7