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TDEM chief Nim Kidd praises mutual aid, urges continued readiness
Summary
Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, delivered a keynote at the Austin Fire Department awards ceremony praising interagency mutual aid since Oklahoma City and 9/11 and urging improved communication, training and technology to meet modern emergency demands.
Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, told an awards audience in Austin that mutual aid and statewide coordination have changed markedly since Oklahoma City and 9/11 and urged continued investment in training and communication.
Kidd recounted early resistance to crossing jurisdictional lines and said the state and region have…
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