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Kerr County emergency coordinator defends his flood response

Kerr County emergency coordinator defends his flood response after weeks of silence

Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but that he immediately mobilized when he was awakened early on July 4.

Texas Public Radio · 11h

Kerr County emergency officials were sleeping when flood hit July 4

State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to address disaster preparedness and response efforts.

The Washington Post on MSN · 12h

Texas lawmakers fault Kerr County officials on response to deadly floods

Thursday’s special hearing in Kerr County is the public’s first chance to speak directly to legislators. “We have every right to be angry,” one woman says.

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Chron on MSN · 9h

Emotions boil over at Texas flood hearing: 'You should have been there'

The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The disaster has spurred renewed debate in the state Capitol over the adequacy of flood monitoring, emergency alerts, and response protocols in the region.

CNN on MSN · 13h

Local officials in the epicenter of Texas floods missed state emergency planning briefing

All key leading officials from the Texas county hardest hit by the July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people, were absent from an emergency briefing call ahead of the flash flooding incident,

NBC News · 8h

Local officials grilled over response to deadly Texas flooding

Emotions boiled over at a hearing on local officials’ response to the catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country on the 4th of July. One top official admitted to being out of town, while two others said they were asleep when the deadly floodwaters began to rise.

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Disaster Chief Breaks Silence On Iffy Texas Flood Response

The top emergency coordinator in Kerr County, Texas, said he had been sick the day before catastrophic flooding hit Central ...

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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

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FEMA chief ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic ...

‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

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FEMA leader quits amid frustration over Trump’s Texas flood response

The decision was likely in part due to the agency's delayed response to the flooding disaster in Central Texas. Senior FEMA ...

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FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and ...

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