HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 BCCD Minutes and Attachments 08.06.1979 Brazos County Civil Defense Meeting
August 6, 1979 - 5 PM - Courthouse
Present: Jake Canglose, North Bardell, Charles Phelps, Bobby Yeager,
Carroll Bell, Warren Heffington, Ben Wormeli, Judge Dick
Holmgreen.
Presiding: Jake Canglose
Agenda: It was noted that on July 1, Frank T. Cox succeeded
Marion Parks Bowden as the Disaster Emergency Services State
Coordinator. Mr. Bowden has provided excellent leadership
in this department, beginning in 1961 and served as State
Coordinator since 1974.
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency is the name
of the new organization which is a consoliaation of the
nation's emergency resource, response relief and management
agencices. This was expected to become effective July 1.
President Carter has selected John W. Macy, Jr. as the head
of this new agency.
Congressional approval is still forthcoming.
Mr. Canglose reported that he had a request for infor-
mation if there were city ordinances exempting home fallout
shelters from city tax. North Bardell will check for
College Station and advise.
9aa ®ur 1980 Program Paper and Program Status Report -
Profile workshop will be conducted for Region 6 in Waco,
Thursday, September 13. Charles Hunter will be in charge.
Mr. Canglose suggested that representatives from Brazos
County, Bryan and College ^ tation attend with him. They will
be contacted later when s. 2duling can be confirmed.
The Greenleaf Psychiatric Center has purchased the
Bluebonnet Psychiatric Center, effective August 1. Since
our Package Disaster Hospital is on this property, we will
need to arrange with these new owners for the legal papers
to continue the use of the PDH location - -also, our shelter
space in the hospital needs to be confirmed. Mrs. Kay Sanders
is the executive director of this center.
Col. Carrol W. Bell, MOBDES, was on active duty July
23 thru August 3. His major activity was updating the roster
of Tornado Spotters, He contacted each spotter and found
replacements and additions so as to have good county coverage
by competent personnel.
August 6th meeting cont.
There are twenty -seven tornado spotters on the current
roster. The Tornado Spotters County map was updated, ,4s a
result, there is a good complement of people available to
assist in locating and reporting severe weather storms
promptly and provide an accurate base for severe weather
warning for the citizens of our area.
These Tornado Spotters will now be issued identification
cards.
The "Tornado Reporting" cards need to be updated.
The Radiological monitoring course for EMT's in Fire
and Police Departments is now planned for November. Col. Bell
will be responsible for. this.