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Abilene board plans September briefing on emergency preparedness for residents with disabilities
Summary
Board members requested that the emergency management coordinator (Vincent Cantu) attend the September meeting to discuss power-loss responses and resource matching (generators, church resources) for residents who rely on medical equipment.
Board members asked staff to invite the city's emergency management coordinator, Vincent Cantu, to the September meeting to discuss how emergency response and resource matching can better serve residents with disabilities during extreme weather and power outages.
Members recounted recent severe winds and local outages that left some residents without power for over 24 hours; one board member suggested compiling a resource list of churches and other organizations that could offer generators or assistance during outages. "Maybe one of the things that could be done would be just to list resources and where they might be available through churches or other groups," a board member said, describing how rapid matching could reduce the time residents spend without critical equipment like oxygen concentrators.
The board asked members to email suggestions to Leslie before the September meeting and indicated they expect the emergency-management coordinator to discuss accessible sheltering, registration programs and resource-matching options when he attends.
