Officials attend preparedness workshop

FORT KENT, Maine — The period after a disaster is not the time for departmental turf wars or trying to figure out who is in charge of doing what.

Typically, fire departments have the responsibility to conduct swift-water rescues, but all responders (police, fire, EMS, public works) should be aware of the dangers posed by swift-moving water. Anyone who may find themselves within 10 feet of the water should have swift-water awareness training.

A cleaner, renewable fuel source being transported across the country for use in automobiles may be a disaster waiting to happen, fire officials said.

Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) is growing, and that growth is met with excitement by the ISTC team as they work together to expand the company’s Nederland, Texas, Training Center in many new ways.

Members of the Brazoria County Fairgrounds Vision Committee traveled to College Station for a briefing on the results of recent workshops held in Brazoria County.

Shortly after the wayward U.S. 193 satellite was destroyed Wednesday night and its debris safely burned up during reentry, Texas Task Force 1 was given stand-down orders, as no search and recovery efforts were necessary in the continental United States.