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Lavaca County officials praise local mutual aid after Matagorda storm; send ambulances to Houston-area relief
Summary
County emergency managers described rapid mutual-aid work after a nearby hurricane damaged Matagorda County 911 systems, credited local volunteers and ordered a hot-wash; the county also committed two ambulances and four crew through the state EMTF to assist Houston-area response, with state reimbursement.
County emergency-management officials on Wednesday credited local first responders and volunteers for quickly bridging communication gaps after a nearby hurricane disrupted Matagorda County’s emergency systems.
"We dodged a bullet," said Greg Burrelli, emergency management coordinator, after describing a county response that routed 911 traffic across county lines and used volunteers to relay calls when Matagorda’s communications went down. Burrelli said Lavaca County staff and…
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