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Williamson County deploys personnel, mobile command and communications assets to support Humphreys/Hickman response after industrial explosion
Summary
County public-safety officials described sending personnel, a mobile command trailer, radio communications assets and vehicles to support investigations and response after a large explosion at an explosives manufacturer; officials confirmed 16 fatalities and said county teams are assisting ATF and local partners.
Williamson County public-safety officials told commissioners on Oct. 13 that county teams deployed personnel and equipment to assist neighboring counties after a catastrophic explosion at an explosives manufacturer that investigators said destroyed a building and caused multiple fatalities.
Connor Scott, Williamson County public-safety director, said the county dispatched 11 personnel (including Scott) and mobilized a mobile command trailer, a radio communications trailer and two all-terrain vehicles to support response and…
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