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Texas Division of Emergency Management

Preparedness Update Helping to prepare the Texas emergency management community December 2019

The Preparedness Update alerts the Texas emergency management community to planning, training and exercise opportunities while providing updates on Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) preparedness initiatives and activities. For more information, or to receive the Preparedness Update, contact TDEMPreparedness@tdem.texas.gov.

Dealing with Debris: Planning for Post-Disaster Cleanup The 86th Texas Legislature, acting on recommendations from Eye of the Storm, a report by the Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas, has mandated that:

“The division, in consultation with any other state agencies selected by the division, shall develop a catastrophic debris management plan and model guide for use by political subdivisions in the event of a disaster.”

As a result of Senate Bill 6, the Catastrophic Debris Management Annex (the Annex) and Local Catastrophic Debris Management Guide (the Guide) will be available on January 1, 2020. A separate study group has been assembled for wet debris removal, with recommendations from this group available November 2020. The Annex outlines the roles and responsibilities, coordination mechanisms, capabilities and actions required of stakeholders during state emergency operations to meet the needs of the whole community. The Guide has been written specifically to assist local jurisdictions in the planning, response

Disaster debris can contain or be contaminated with a number of toxic or hazardous elements.

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and recovery coordination for disasters that generate catastrophic amounts of debris. Its goal is to provide a more comprehensive resource for use in coordinating local support for catastrophic debris management. A preview of some of the objectives in the Guide are outlined in the table below:

Local Catastrophic Debris Management Guide Objective Summaries Objective 1 Guidance on coordinating debris management from a local perspective.

Objective 2 Pre-disaster debris management, including planning, estimating debris amounts and contract explanations, including a list of things not to do when entering contracts.

Objective 3 Debris management disaster response, including clearing and repairing key roads for emergency access, restoring public roads, facilities, structures and services. Guidance on applying for public assistance funding.

Objective 4 Debris management recovery operations, with guidance on separating debris and debris removal methods.

The Guide also includes information on debris categories and forecasting, sample monitoring and disposal site evaluation forms, guidance on developing a solicitation or contract, debris estimating formulas and considerations for removing debris from private property. Most natural and human-caused disasters create debris. Having a debris management plan in place is crucial for protecting the health, safety and environment of the whole community. For more information contact Dan Borgeson, Preparedness Unit Chief.

To watch the related video, click on this link.

Emergency Management Professional Development Working Group The EMPDWG met in November to continue working on recommendations for the training prerequisites and requirements that are most important for emergency managers, including elected officials, to have, including required core competencies, certification levels and continuing education. A PowerPoint presentation, which can be updated as information changes, will be available in December for use at various meetings and events.

Exercise Program Spotlight The Exercise Unit has compiled the regional exercise schedule for 2020. The first exercise will be conducted in Region 3 – South Texas, featuring a train derailment and hazardous materials release in Laredo. The tabletop exercise is scheduled for March 2020. Later the same month, exercise coordinators will conduct a severe weather tabletop series in the Panhandle area, followed by an earthquake exercise in April in Region 4 – West Texas. The annual hurricane exercise is scheduled for Region 2 – Southeast Texas the first week of June. Mass casualty exercises are scheduled for Region 1 – North Texas and Region 6 – Central Texas later in the year.

TDEM’s new regional approach to exercises will enable the regions to build capabilities to various hazards specific to their geographical areas. These exercises will involve the local and regional jurisdictions, the State Operations Center, state agencies and federal partners. The Exercise Unit is excited to work with our regions. For additional information, please contact the TDEM Exercise Unit.

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Local and Regional Plans Unit Please note that the email address to submit Local and Regional Plans is now tdem.plans@tdem.texas.gov.

Local and Regional Plans Review

In October, the unit reviewed 103 plan documents.

Strategic Planning Unit Spotlight The Veoci planning system is expected to go live in a controlled and incremental process in early January, with training on the system to begin in early December for TDEM personnel. Veoci is a platform for developing applications that can be used in emergency management by local emergency managers to communicate with each other and the Emergency Operations Center with mapping, alerts, workflows, task management and more. For more information, contact Rory Halpin.

Technological Hazards Unit Spotlight The Technological Hazards Unit is working with their partners at the Pantex Plant to provide community outreach for residents and visitors within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the plant, located northeast of Amarillo. The outreach includes 2020 community calendars, which have been sent to 5,000 households within the Pantex EPZ.

Technological Hazards Unit continuously promotes hazardous materials response training to first responders. This training is funded by federal grant dollars and is available free of charge to most jurisdictions. For more information, contact Dave Cella.

Operational Planning Unit The following plans have been identified as planning priorities for fiscal year 2019-20:

ESFs Support/Hazard Annexes

Transportation Annex (ESF 1) Cyber Annex

Communications Annex (ESF 2) Evacuation and Population Protection Annex

Firefighting Annex (ESF 4) Wildland Fire Annex

Mass Care Annex (ESF 6)* Warning Annex

Logistics and Resource Management Annex (ESF 7) Volunteer and Donations Management Annex

Public Information Annex (ESF 15) Biological Hazards Annex

Radiological Incident Annex * Currently working on. Look for an email announcing its completion.

For more information, contact Natalie Vega.

Preparedness Quiz

Determine whether each statement is True or False regarding debris management.

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1. FEMA will reimburse all costs of any debris-removal contract an applicant enters into.

2. Reducing and/or recycling disaster-related debris has financial and environmental advantages.

3. Vegetative debris may be reduced by as much as 75 percent of its volume by mulching or grinding.

4. Under the Public Assistance Program, debris removal from an eligible applicant’s unimproved property is eligible for FEMA assistance.

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F

Training Spotlight: AWR-136 – Essentials of Cyber Security The course provides individuals, community leaders and first responders with information on how cyber attacks can impact, prevent and/or stop operations and emergency responses in a community. It also serves as a cursory introduction to cyber threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures. It explains vulnerabilities of computer systems and networks and how these vulnerabilities can affect communities. The course introduces actions communities can take in establishing a cyber security program.

How this Course is Offered

This course is delivered onsite at a location designated by the requesting jurisdiction. To learn more or schedule a delivery, contact Scott Sutherland.

Current Offerings Available in the State:

Course Class Name Dates Locations

AWR-136 Essentials of Community Cyber Security

12/10/2019 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Rockwall Office of Emergency Management 972 T.L. Townsend Dr. Rockwall, TX 75087

03/04/2020 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Valley View Municipal Complex 333 Valley View Lane Irving, TX 75061

03/10/2020 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Brownsville Main Library 2600 Central Blvd. Brownsville, TX 78520

Training Calendar Note: the dates of the classes listed below are subject to change. Check our website, www.preparingtexas.org, for current dates, locations and new course offerings. Click here for a map of DPS regions. Click the course code for course descriptions.

Region 1 – North Texas

Code Course Name Location Dates

AWR-136 Essentials of Community Cyber Security Rockwall 12/10

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AWR-167 Sport Event Risk Management Dallas 01/07 - 01/08

AWR-364 STRIVE (Strategic, Tactical, and Resilient Interdiction of Violent Extremism) Carrollton 02/11 - 02/12

AWR-376 Understanding Targeted Cyber Attacks Waxahachie 02/05

E/L-958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course Midlothian 12/03 - 12/06

E/L-962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific Plans Section Chief (PSC) Course Dallas 12/02 - 12/05

E/L-973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) Course Fort Worth 12/16 - 12/18

G-200 Texas Public Officials Workshop Burleson 01/14

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Burleson 12/10 - 12/12

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Grapevine 01/21 - 01/23

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Grapevine 01/30 - 01/31

H-301 HazMat Emergency Response Technician Wylie 02/17 - 02/21

H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Fort Worth 12/12

H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Lewisville 01/14

H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Lewisville 01/15

INTD Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD) Training (All-Hazards) Denton 02/04 - 02/07

L-146 INDIRECT DELIVERY - Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Basic Course Tyler 02/26 - 02/27

MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Points of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response Dallas 12/11 - 12/12

MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Points of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response Denton 01/15 - 01/16

MGT-384 Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents Rockwall 12/10 - 12/11

MGT-412 Sport and Special Event Evacuation Training and Exercise Dallas 02/11 - 02/12

MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Mount Pleasant 01/28 - 01/29

MGT-440 Enhanced Sports and Special Events Incident Management Arlington 01/07 - 01/09

MGT-465 Recovering from Cybersecurity Incidents Dallas 01/22 - 01/23

PER-211 Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events Denton 01/15 - 01/16

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Region 2 – Southeast Texas

Code Course Name Location Dates

AWR-130 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (IRTB) - Awareness Magnolia 01/25 - 01/25

AWR-132 Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents (UPSBI) Cypress 02/17

COMT OEC All-Hazards Communications Technician (COMT) Houston 01/06 - 01/10

DMP-480 Introduction to Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs Houston 12/05 - 12/06

DMP-480 Introduction to Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs League City 01/15 - 01/16

DMP-580 Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials Houston 12/06

DMP-580 Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials League City 01/16

G-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills Dickinson 12/03 - 12/06

G-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills Baytown 02/10 - 02/13

G-205 Recovery From Disaster: The Local Government Role Dickinson 01/21 - 01/22

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Humble 12/09 - 12/11

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Dickinson 12/16 - 12/18

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Houston 01/13 - 01/15

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Baytown 01/13 - 01/15

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents La Porte 01/20 - 01/22

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Houston 01/21 - 01/23

G-318 Local Mitigation Planning Workshop Dickinson 02/05 - 02/06

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Bedias 12/07 - 12/08

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Houston 12/10 - 12/11

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Mont Belvieu 12/16 - 12/17

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Dickinson 12/19 - 12/20

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G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff La Porte 01/23 - 01/24

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Houston 02/03 - 02/04

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Baytown 02/11 - 02/12

G-449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula (Train-the-Trainer) League City 01/06 - 01/10

H-100 HazMat Awareness Washington 01/18

H-200 HazMat First Responder Operations Washington 02/15 - 02/16

H-301 HazMat Emergency Response Technician Jasper 12/02 - 12/06

H-501 NFPA 472 HazMat Technician - Pro-Board Certification Conroe 02/24 - 02/28

H-502 NFPA 472 Incident Command, Pro-Board Certification Conroe 12/16 - 12/17

H-502 NFPA 472 Incident Command, Pro-Board Certification Katy 01/06 - 01/07

H-503 NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Certificates) Spring 02/03 - 02/07

H-504 NFPA 1006 2008 Edition Trench Rescue Levels I and II Pro-Board Certification Spring 02/24 - 02/28

H-510 NFPA 472 Air Monitoring and Sampling for Hazardous Materials, Pro-Board Certification Stafford 01/06 - 01/07

H-511 NFPA 472 HazMat Awareness Pro-Board Certification Magnolia 02/22

INTD Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD) Training (All-Hazards) Houston 12/10 - 12/13

L-548 Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Program Manager Huntsville 01/27 - 01/28

L-550 Continuity of Operations Planning Huntsville 01/29 - 01/30

MGT-343 Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities The Woodlands 01/21 - 01/22

MGT-465 Recovering from Cybersecurity Incidents Bryan 01/14 - 01/15

PER-211 Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events College Station 12/03 - 12/04

PER-213 Wide Area Search Lufkin 01/24 - 01/26

PER-229 Introduction to the Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) Suite Baytown 01/07 - 01/09

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Region 3 – South Texas

Code Course Name Location Dates

AUXCOMM Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) Training Corpus Christi 02/08 - 02/09

AWR-140 Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations Course Del Rio 01/20

AWR-140 Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations Course Del Rio 01/21

AWR-140 Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations Course Del Rio 01/22 - 01/22

DMP-480 Introduction to Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs Kingsville 01/07 - 01/08

DMP-580 Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials Kingsville 01/08

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Del Rio 12/17 - 12/19

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Weslaco 02/03 - 02/05

H-501 NFPA 472 HazMat Technician - Pro-Board Certification South San Pedro 01/20 - 01/24

H-503 NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Certificates) Cotulla 01/27 - 01/31

H-503 NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Certificates) Corpus Christi 02/17 - 02/21

MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Laredo 01/14 - 01/15

MGT-342 Strategic Overview of Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Harlingen 12/12

MGT-343 Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities Harlingen 12/10 - 12/11

MGT-346 Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Operations for All-Hazards Events Harlingen 01/21 - 01/23

MGT-361 Managing Critical Incidents for Higher Education Institutions: A Multi-Disciplinary, Community Laredo 01/14 - 01/16

MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Corpus Christi 01/14 - 01/15

PER-211 Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events Edinburg 02/13 - 02/14

PER-332 Population Monitoring for Community Response Center Course Del Rio 01/23

PER-332 Population Monitoring for Community Response Center Course Del Rio 01/24

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PER-332 Population Monitoring for Community Response Center Course Del Rio 01/25

PER-345 Radiation Instruments - Operations Del Rio 01/20

PER-345 Radiation Instruments - Operations Del Rio 01/21

PER-345 Radiation Instruments - Operations Del Rio 01/22

Region 4 – West Texas

Code Course Name Location Dates

H-501 NFPA 472 HazMat Technician - Pro-Board Certification San Angelo 01/13 - 01/17

H-502 NFPA 472 Incident Command, Pro-Board Certification San Angelo 12/10 - 12/11

T-600.a Disaster Accounting 101 (Module 1) El Paso 12/11

Region 5 – Northwest Texas

Code Course Name Location Dates

E/L-964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Course Wichita Falls 01/30 - 02/02

E/L-965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Course Wichita Falls 01/24 - 01/27

G-191 ICS - EOC Interface Wichita Falls 12/04

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Comanche 01/11 - 01/12

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Lubbock 12/18 - 12/19

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Comanche 01/18 - 01/19

H-503 NFPA 1006 2013 Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Certificates) Lubbock 12/02 - 12/06

STAM Staging Area Manager Wichita Falls 01/28 - 01/29

T-615 Orientation to Disaster District Emergency Operations Amarillo 12/18

Region 6 – Central Texas

Code Course Name Location Dates

AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Awareness Course Victoria 12/04

AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Awareness Course Austin 01/28

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DMP-480 Introduction to Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs Victoria 01/21 - 01/22

DMP-580 Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials Victoria 01/22

E/L-102 Science for Disaster Austin 01/15 - 01/17

E/L-103 Planning: Emergency Operations Austin 02/17 - 02/18

E/L-105 Public Information and Warning Austin 02/19 - 02/20

E-208 State Coordinating Officer Austin 01/27 - 01/30

G-108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance Austin 01/23 - 01/24

G-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills Austin 12/03 - 12/05

G-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills Austin 01/08 - 01/10

G-191 ICS - EOC Interface Victoria 12/11

G-200 Texas Public Officials Workshop Georgetown 02/06

G-205 Recovery From Disaster: The Local Government Role Austin 01/21 - 01/22

G-2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions San Antonio 02/26 - 02/28

G-235A Advanced Emergency Planning Austin 12/17 - 12/18

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Bastrop 12/02 - 12/04

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Lakeway 12/09 - 12/11

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Georgetown 01/20 - 01/22

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents San Antonio 01/22 - 01/24

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Canyon Lake 01/31 - 02/02

G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Boerne 02/11 - 02/13

G-317 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Course New Braunfels 01/31 - 02/02

G-318 Local Mitigation Planning Workshop Austin 01/06 - 01/07

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Lakeway 12/12 - 12/13

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Austin 12/14 - 12/15

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff San Antonio 01/14 - 01/15

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G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Georgetown 01/23 - 01/24

G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff Boerne 02/26 - 02/27

G-402 ICS Overview for Executive/Senior Officials Georgetown 02/06

H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Copperas Cove 12/11

H-504 NFPA 1006 2008 Edition Trench Rescue Levels I and II Pro-Board Certification San Antonio 01/13 - 01/17

H-511 NFPA 472 HazMat Awareness Pro-Board Certification Austin 12/09

H-512 NFPA 472 HazMat First Responder Operations, Pro-Board Certification Austin 12/10 - 12/11

L-146 INDIRECT DELIVERY - Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Basic Course Austin 01/08 - 01/09

L-146 INDIRECT DELIVERY - Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Basic Course Austin 01/13 - 01/14

L-548 Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Program Manager Georgetown 12/09 - 12/10

L-550 Continuity of Operations Planning Georgetown 12/11 - 12/12

MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Austin 01/29 - 01/30

MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident Austin 02/12 - 02/13

MGT-345 Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems San Antonio 12/03 - 12/04

MGT-466 Sport and Special Event Enhanced Risk Management and Assessment Austin 01/13 - 01/14

MGT-467 Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification Austin 01/15 - 01/16

PER-220 Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents San Antonio 02/05 - 02/06

PER-335 Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated Attacks Waco 01/06 - 01/07

MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident Austin 02/12 - 02/13

AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Awareness Course Victoria 12/04

AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Key Resources Awareness Course Austin 01/28

DMP-480 Introduction to Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs Victoria 01/21 - 01/22

DMP-580 Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials Victoria 01/22

E/L-102 Science for Disaster Austin 01/15 - 01/17

E/L-103 Planning: Emergency Operations Austin 02/17 - 02/18

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Texas Division of Emergency Management Preparedness Team

Leadership Gabriela Stermolle Division Chief 512-424-2532 Dan Borgeson Unit Chief 512-424-0002 Vera Hughes Unit Chief 512-486-2397 Kyle Jones Unit Chief 512-424-7830 Lana Johnson Administrative Assistant 512-424-2196 Exercise Sabine Gumm Unit Supervisor 512-424-2447 Michael Grubb Exercise Coordinator 512-424-2182 Jana James Exercise Coordinator 512-377-0077 Strategic Planning Rory Halpin Unit Supervisor 512-424-2198 John Barbour Planner 512-424-7757 Cheree Smith Publications Mgmt. Specialist 512-377-0009

Preparedness Studios Colin Lowry Media Designer Lead 512-424-2778 Peter Hull Multimedia Technician 512-424-2785 Operational Planning Natalie Vega Unit Supervisor 512-424-5989 Jeffrey Hendrix Planner 512-424-2566 Rosemary McKnight Hurricane Planner 512-462-6106 Teresa Johnson Technical Writer 512-437-4749 Local and Regional Plans Daniel Alvarado Region 4 Planner 512-424-5465 Jason Oyer Region 6 Planner 512-377-0041 Kendra Norris Region 5 Planner 512-377-0027 RDFC/Recovery Integration Marlena Schoenfeld Training Support 512-424-7023

Technological Hazards David Cella Unit Supervisor 512-377-0044 Luke Cogburn AIP Planner 512-424-2208 Jordan Coulson AIP Planner (Pantex) 806-468-1417 512-424-2005 Jason Johnson WIPP Planner 512-424-2598 William Paiz-Tabash LEPC Planner 512-424-2452 Training Paul Hahn Unit Supervisor 512-424-2039 Scott Sutherland Training Point of Contact 512-739-5241 Rejena Williams State Training Officer 512-424-2093 William Partin State Training Officer 512-424-5985 Education Unit Gustavo Reina Education Coordinator 512-486-6474

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