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Montgomery County and Conroe ISD describe hurricane preparedness partnership and resources
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County emergency management and Conroe ISD staff described mutual-aid arrangements, warehouse and fuel resources, communications capabilities including Starlink and FirstNet, and sheltering plans ahead of hurricane season.
Montgomery County emergency management and Conroe ISD staff told the School Safety and Security Committee Wednesday that the county and district maintain a coordinated hurricane-preparedness partnership that includes mutual-aid agreements, shared sheltering plans and communications resources including Starlink and FirstNet-capable mobile cell sites.
Jason Millsaps, director of the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and chief of staff to Judge Keogh, described the county's logistics capabilities and urged joint communications to reach residents who do not consume traditional weather media. "I call it the Costco for emergency management," Millsaps said of the county warehouse, noting the county maintains a…
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