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Dallas emergency-management staff urge seniors to register for STEER and Dallas Alert; describe CERT and outreach efforts
Summary
Cassandra Wallace of Dallas' Office of Emergency Management briefed the commission on STEER, Dallas Alert, AHAS and CERT, and said STEER registration does not guarantee assistance; staff reported about 4,400 Dallas Alert registrations and offered to provide local STEER counts on request.
Cassandra Wallace, community preparedness program manager in the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response, briefed the Senior Affairs Commission on preparedness tools for older adults, including the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEER) and the city’s Dallas Alert system.
Wallace said STEER is a free, voluntary and confidential state registry for Texans who may need extra help during emergencies, and that registration “does not guarantee assistance, but it does give us local emergency managers vital…
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