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Emergency Preparedness
Department of Homeland Security Citizens Information This site contains lots of information for citizens, including: DHS Staff Biographies, explanation of alert system, home preparedness, foreign travel, etc.
Ready.gov Site contains links to information about preparedness for citizens, business, and kids. Preparedness for several types of emergency are covered.
Texas Department of Public Safety Emergency Management Governor's Division of Emergency Management has preparedness information for Texas, and also references many of the same sources as the above links.
Texas Homeland Security Site contains links to citizen and neighborhood planning suggestions.
Fire Protection
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Home
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection helps protect the lives and property of the citizens of Texas by developing and enforcing standards for the fire service. These are the rules and certification standards by which fire departments should perform, and its fire fighters should be in compliance. This pertains most directly to paid, career fire fighters. The certification of firefighters by TCFP uses a similar curriculum, but follows a more rigorous skills testing system than that done by the State Firemen's & Fire Marshals' Association of Texas (SFFMA). TCFP Certification is required for career department firefighters; SFFMA certification is for volunteer firefighters.Texas Forest Service - Protecting Forest, Tree, & Related Natural ResourcesTexas Forest Service publishes a lot of good information about wildland fires. Of special importance are guides for preparing homes located in the Urban/Wildland Interface for defense in the event of a wildfire.
Drought IndexThis is a map which shows the Keech-Byram drought index for each Texas county. The index ranges from 0 for areas where the maximum moisture is contained to 800 for areas completely dry. The higher the number, the greater the probability of fire ignition becomes.
Listings of Fire Departments
Texas Fire Departments & Fire Service Listings This site contains information on fire departments located in all states and several territories and other countries. This link goes to the page specific for Texas. It include fire department information, links to department websites, training information, and more.
Bexar County Sites
Bexar County Firefighters Association
Bexar County Office of Emergency Management
Bexar County Fire Marshal's Website
Alamo Area Police and Fire Memorial
Other
Code Amber (for missing children)
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