Wednesday, March 10, 2010

March Meeting of ETMA

The next meeting of the East Texas Mutual Aid Association will be held at the Methodist Community Center on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. This months meeting is being hosted by Newton V.F.D. We encourage all Fire Chiefs of V.F.D’s and department heads to be in attendance We hope you can make plans to attend. If you are unable to join us, we extend the invitation to anyone representing you or your organization.

Olen Bean has just returned from Haiti and will be giving a presentation on his tour for the Texas Baptist Men's Association relief efforts.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact the Jasper County E.M. Billy Ted Smith at (409) 994-2543 or Kirbie Moss at 409-504-9047 .This includes any requests for department head updates or changes/additions to contact information. Hope to see you there.

                               Billy Ted Smith -  President, ETMA

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Texas task force one - KHOU reporter Jeremy Desel

Reminder From Fugate: No Self-Deployment to Haiti

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate asked us to provide this message to all State Directors. Please pass along to all your operations staff, local EM agencies and other response entities as appropriate.
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Message from FEMA Administrator:

Initial reports from Haiti in the wake of yesterday's earthquake are concerning and troubling. During times like these, the emergency response community always stands ready to assist those in need.
On behalf of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, I'd like to remind our response community that assets should not self deploy to affected areas. The United States Department of State has the lead for foreign
disaster assistance, and US assets should deploy only if tasked to do so by the State Department. The most urgent need that the response community can fulfill at this time is supporting ongoing disaster relief
fundraising efforts.

We will continue to update guidance as the situation unfolds. Thank you for your support.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

March Meeting of ETMA

The next meeting of the East Texas Mutual Aid Association will be held at the Methodist Community Center on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. This months meeting is being hosted by Newton V.F.D. We encourage all Fire Chiefs of V.F.D’s and department heads to be in attendance We hope you can make plans to attend. If you are unable to join us, we extend the invitation to anyone representing you or your organization.

Olen Bean has just returned from Haiti and will be giving a presentation on his tour for the Texas Baptist Men's Association relief efforts.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact the Jasper County E.M. Billy Ted Smith at (409) 994-2543 or Kirbie Moss at 409-504-9047 .This includes any requests for department head updates or changes/additions to contact information. Hope to see you there.

                               Billy Ted Smith -  President, ETMA

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Texas task force one - KHOU reporter Jeremy Desel

Reminder From Fugate: No Self-Deployment to Haiti

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate asked us to provide this message to all State Directors. Please pass along to all your operations staff, local EM agencies and other response entities as appropriate.
____________________________
Message from FEMA Administrator:

Initial reports from Haiti in the wake of yesterday's earthquake are concerning and troubling. During times like these, the emergency response community always stands ready to assist those in need.
On behalf of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, I'd like to remind our response community that assets should not self deploy to affected areas. The United States Department of State has the lead for foreign
disaster assistance, and US assets should deploy only if tasked to do so by the State Department. The most urgent need that the response community can fulfill at this time is supporting ongoing disaster relief
fundraising efforts.

We will continue to update guidance as the situation unfolds. Thank you for your support.