Comments for Jeff Braun's Emergency Management Blog http://blog.fbcoem.org Emergency Management Coordinator, Fort Bend County, Texas Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Contact by Jeff Braun http://blog.fbcoem.org/contact/#comment-924 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:25:26 +0000 http://fbcoem.wordpress.com/?page_id=10#comment-924 You might try the United Way. Perhaps contact Natasha Rosofsky, Disaster Relief & Recovery Manager, 2-1-1 Texas, United Way Capital Area, tel 512.472.6267 x236

]]> Comment on Contact by Scott Maddox Branch Manager Grainger http://blog.fbcoem.org/contact/#comment-923 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:47:53 +0000 http://fbcoem.wordpress.com/?page_id=10#comment-923 Are there any charitable organization working to assist victims of the recent fire.

]]> Comment on Fort Bend County MUD 81: Mild Drought Conditions in Effect; drought response measures being implemented by D.F. http://blog.fbcoem.org/2011/08/11/fort-bend-county-mud-81-mild-drought-conditions-in-effect-drought-response-measures-being-implemented/#comment-881 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:31:05 +0000 http://blog.fbcoem.org/?p=1247#comment-881 According to the plan I recieved, people with even numbered addresses can water Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 10am-6pm and 10pm-6am. People with odd numbered addresses can water Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10am-6pm and 10pm-6am. If FBMUD#81 wants to limit everyone to only 2 days a week, they need to reword the plan to say “Users with even-numbered addresses can only water outdoors on Mondays and Thursdays and Users with odd numbered addresses can only water outdoors on Tuesdays and Fridays” instead of what is currently printed.

]]> Comment on Winter Weather: Avoiding Damage from Frozen Pipes by Vincent http://blog.fbcoem.org/2010/01/05/winter-weather-avoiding-damage-from-frozen-pipes/#comment-844 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:22:10 +0000 http://blog.fbcoem.org/?p=453#comment-844 Beside insulating pipes from cold weather, a very effective way of protecting pipes from freezing is to introduce a circulating pump into the water system. By installing a circulation system, the water from the ‘hot’ side of the system gets sent to the ‘cold’ water line. This greatly reduces the possibility of water pipes freezing because the water temperature never reaches the critical freezing point.

The best one on the market I’ve seen is available at http://avoidfrozenpipes.com/ It is the only circulating pump I’ve seen that doesn’t need electricity to run. It can be installed anywhere in the water system, and save hundreds if not thousands of dollars in home repairs if frozen pipes burst from water expansion.

]]> Comment on Contact by Jeff Braun http://blog.fbcoem.org/contact/#comment-804 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:58:00 +0000 http://fbcoem.wordpress.com/?page_id=10#comment-804 You have great looking blog and lots of worldly experience. Very impressive. As you will find out, blogging does take some time, but it does have a tendency to be addictive. My blogging objectives are to focus on emergency management issues affecting Fort Bend County and the Houston region and State of Texas to some extent. I am hoping it has value to both the public and the emergency management professional. Thanks for viewing my blog and thanks for commenting!

]]> Comment on Fort Bend County Health & Human Services provides heat safety tips by Jeff Braun http://blog.fbcoem.org/2011/06/09/fort-bend-county-health-human-services-provides-heat-safety-tips/#comment-803 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:52:01 +0000 http://blog.fbcoem.org/?p=1151#comment-803 Very cool; no pun intended! I will pass on your compliments to our Health Department PIO who wrote the information.

]]> Comment on Fort Bend County Health & Human Services provides heat safety tips by Bob Gaffney http://blog.fbcoem.org/2011/06/09/fort-bend-county-health-human-services-provides-heat-safety-tips/#comment-802 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:44:51 +0000 http://blog.fbcoem.org/?p=1151#comment-802 Great timing and good advice. I’m going to share this information with our Occupational Health people out here to see what we can post for our employees to take proper precautions. They’ve already asked about putting a heat warning out but we’re tied to the NWS system that requires a heat index of 108 for three days, or something similar. I think we can put something out before then.

Good information, Jeff. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Contact by antocasta http://blog.fbcoem.org/contact/#comment-799 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:32:37 +0000 http://fbcoem.wordpress.com/?page_id=10#comment-799 Dear Jeff,
I am glad I found this great resource. I worked several years with UNICEF in different countries, also in the field of emergency. I just started a blog on emergency management, I would be honored if you would like to check it out from time to time.
http://emergoblog.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on 2011 Hurricane Forecast by Jeff Braun http://blog.fbcoem.org/2011/04/07/2011-hurricane-forecast/#comment-797 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:22:37 +0000 http://blog.fbcoem.org/?p=1099#comment-797 Mark, I don’t have any special information related to Myrtle Beach area. However, I do know that some forecasters are predicting a more active season for the Eastern Seaboard and the Western Gulf Coast (Texas!). As compared to last year, it is felt by some that the storms will start farther south and put these areas at greater risk.

]]> Comment on 2011 Hurricane Forecast by Mark Moore http://blog.fbcoem.org/2011/04/07/2011-hurricane-forecast/#comment-796 Tue, 31 May 2011 21:26:04 +0000 http://blog.fbcoem.org/?p=1099#comment-796 Trying to get hurricane prediction information for Myrtle Beach in August 2011. We are attempting to plan a weeks vacation in August and heard that there was a prediction report issued in April of this year. Any information would be helpful.

Thanks

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