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WEB LINKS & AREA CONTACTS BLANCO COUNTY RESOURCES AMERICAN RED CROSS, Hill Country Chapter: 830-257-4677; 333 Earl Garrett, Kerrville, TX 78028. porterk@hccredcross.org; http://hccarc.redcross.org; Providing Disaster
Relief, CPR/First Aid and Lifeguard training, as well as Disaster Training
to Blanco, Gillespie, Mason, Menard, Kimble, Kerr and Sutton Counties.
Blanco County ARC Representative: Martha Mason, 361-549-8535, email: playaexp@msn.com
BLANCO COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT: (830) 868-7251. Web: www.co.blanco.tx.us (includes contact information and phone numbers for County Judge, Commissioners, Blanco County government offices as well as county information). County Judge Bill Guthrie. BLANCO COUNTY, CONSTABLE, Precinct 1: (830) 868-4266, Larry Haley BLANCO COUNTY, CONSTABLE, Precinct 4: (830) 868-4212, Ronnie Steubing BLANCO COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT: In disaster situations, this office will assist with dog and large animal emergency sheltering. Todd Swift, Blanco County Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources. 830-868-4542 BLANCO COUNTY FOOD BANK: 830-868-1442. Provides goods to an estimated 70 families in Blanco County area on a daily basis. Your donations will be greatly appreciated, especially at this time of year. Cash/check donations accepted, make out to Blanco County Food Bank. BLANCO COUNTY, SHERIFF'S OFFICE: (830) 868-7104. Sheriff Bill Elsbury BLANCO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: Emergencies: 911; Non-emergencies: (830) 833-5009 BLANCO VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE: (830) 833-5239; 607 Chandler Street, Blanco, TX 78606 CITY OF JOHNSON CITY, CITY HALL: (830) 868-7111. Fax: 830-868-7718; POB 369, 303 E. Pecan Drive, Johnson City, Texas 78636.
JOHNSON CITY EMERGENCY SERVICES AUXILIARY: (830) 868-2833. This special group of volunteers works every week of the year to collect, sort, price and sell donated goods, with the returns handed over to the Fire and EMS departments. They provide a much valued service to convert donated goods into the cash we need to help run our service. They have there facility in the same building as EMS, and are a joy to see. We thank them dearly for their contribution and friendship. For coordination on drop-off of donated goods, please contact Irma or Gus Sanchez at (830) 868-2833 or Tom Mills at 868-4857. The on-duty EMS crew may be on a call or otherwise not at the station at the time of your delivery, so you should plan on using your own power to unload your goods and stack them at the south end of the building, outside. Meets most Mondays at the EMS Station at 105 Bill Watson Drive, to sort, price and store the donated items. Tax deductible cash donations to ESA, c/o Joy Watson, POB 233, Johnson City, TX 78636. JOHNSON CITY MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE: Community Church of the Hills: 830-868-7667; Pastor Kyle Roberts JOHNSON CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: (830) 868-7900; POB 316, 300 Live Oak Drive, Johnson City, TX 78636, FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES. We provide fire and rescue services under contract to North Blanco County Emergency Services District, who provides tax supported revenue to us. We service 600 square miles of northern Blanco County, with a population of 4,000 people. Our response district encompasses Johnson City Independent School District & the communities of Johnson City, Round Mountain, Hye & Sandy. We are a volunteer based, non-profit organization. E-mail: jcvfd@moment.net, Web: www.jcvfd.org NORTH BLANCO COUNTY EMS (North Blanco County Emergency Medical Service): (830) 868-7834. Fax: (830) 868-9234. POB 507, 105 Bill Watson Drive, Johnson City, TX 78636. We provide pre-hospital emergency medical services under contract to North Blanco County Emergency Services District, who provides tax supported revenue to us. We service 600 square miles of northern Blanco County, with a population of 4,000 people. Our response district encompasses Johnson City Independent School District & the communities of Johnson City, Round Mountain, Hye & Sandy. We are a volunteer based, non-profit organization. Email: Director@NorthBlancoCountyEMS; Web: www.NorthBlancoCountyEMS.org. Map: Click NBCEMS Map ROUND MOUNTAIN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: (830) 825-3200; 10539 N. US Hwy 281, Round Mountain, TX 78663. Email: dcox@moment.net OARS (OLDER ADULT RURAL SERVICES): Diane Burke, Officer: 830-868-2672. Assists community with social welfare check-ups and transportation for medical and grocery purposes. If you know someone who is in need or if you want to volunteer, please call us. If you don't want to drive we have other ways you can volunteer. In 2006, OARS volunteers spent 320 hours on the road, driving 9400 miles, serving 159 clients. SENIOR INFORMATION & REFERRAL PROGRAM: 830-868-4173; 304 S. Avenue F, Johnson City, TX 78636 SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM: 830-868-4173; 304 S. Avenue F, Johnson City, TX 78636 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: (830) 868-4691 at Blanco County Courthouse, Johnson City TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ROADWAY EMERGENCIES: 1-800-525-5555 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Johnson City, TX 78636. (830) 868-7166. (830) 868-7665 TEXAS STATE TROOPERS, JOHNSON CITY: 830-868-7104 OUTSIDE BLANCO COUNTY, BUT VERY NEARBY RESOURCES AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY STAR FLIGHT: Austin-Travis County Star Flight AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY EMS: www.atcems.org BEXAR-BULVERDE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department CANYON LAKE FIRE & EMS: Canyon Lake Fire & EMS MARBLE FALLS AREA EMS:Marble Falls Area EMS NEW BRAUNFELS EMS:New Braunfels EMS NORTH HAYES COUNTY (HENLY) VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (South Station): (830) 833-1205; 268 Lakeside Drive, Wimberley, TX. www.moment.net/~henlyvfd SAN ANTONIO AIRLIFE: San Antonio AirLife SPRING BRANCH FIRE DEPT: Spring Branch Fire Dept. STONEWALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: (830) 644-5571. POB 224, St. Francis St. at US Hwy 290 E, Stonewall, TX 78671. Emergencies: 911WILLOW CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: (830) 685-3376; 2553 RR 1323, Willow City, TX 78675 REGIONAL, STATE and FEDERAL RESOURCES Texas Baptist Men: Salvation Army: United Way: Mobile Loaves and Fishes (Austin): Miracles on Wheels; food, clothing and dignity Presbyterian Disaster Response: United Methodist Committee on Relief: Episcopal Relief & Development: www.er-d.org Catholic Charities: Society of Saint Vincent De Paul: Food Banks: Capital Area Council of Governments: 512-916-6014. www.capcog.org. Robin Wiatrek, Regional Homeland Security Coordinator, Austin, TX. rwiatrek@capcog.org Texas Interagency Interfaith Disaster Response: 512-458-8848, www.tidr.org; 5207 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX 78751, Email: info@tidr.org, Amy BeVille Elder buzz@tidr.org Texas - Governor's Division of Emergency ManagementTexas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS):www.tdh.state.tx.us/hcqs/ems/emshome.htm
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston National Hurricane Center Pandemic Flu Information at FUMC, Kerrville District: http://home.ktc.com/kdumc/DisasterPlan/flunew.htm HILL COUNTRY HOSPITALS See www.hillcountryportal.com/hillcountryhospitals.htmlNATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER, TO REPORT CHEMICAL/OIL SPILLS AND CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM: 1-800-424-8802 PUBLIC HEALTH, THREATS and PREPAREDNESS US Government: www.pandemicflu.gov Texas Dept of State Health Services: www.dshs.state.tx.us/preparedness/flu_public.shtm Eden Extension Disaster Education Network: http://eden.lsu.edu/Issues_View.aspx?IssueID=D1B8635B-6B6A-4326-8BBF-FF6FCEC0EA5C City of Austin: www.ci.austin.tx.us/pandemicflu/plan.htm Dorthy Dawson, RN, DSHS: 830-693-8424, Marble Falls;dorothy.dawson@dshs.state.tx.us OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS American Red Cross - Kerrville: Call 830-257-4677 to register, or go to http://hccarc.redcross.org/classesAmerican Red Cross - Austin: www.centex.redcross.org/classes American Red Cross - San Antonio: Call 210-224-5151 or go to www.saredcross.org/class.asp?SN=2100&OP=2102&IDCapitulo=3GB144PVAK
TEEX: Texas Engineering Extension Service at Texas
A&M offers several online courses on weapons of mass destruction and
terrorism...free, short and at your convenience. Start at their website at
The Center for Public Health at SUNY Albany, one of our favorite sources of online webcast short courses, is doing one on make-do medical care standards in a major disaster. For them, it means where you can and can't cut corners with medical care in the face of a super- catastrophe. For us, it may mean almost any significant disaster, because it would take so little to overwhelm our limited medical resources. You have to register, but it's free. Go to http://ualbanycphp.org/GRS/eventCurrent.cfm?id=104 Core Disaster Life Support (CDLS) by American Medical Association. How to plan for and respond to mass casualty incidents. Designed for the intelligent laymen; medical background not necessary. Go to http//ama.learn.com/custom/vangentama_customloginpage.asp to register. Disaster Ministry by Community Arise. Teaches ministers, church staff and lay members how to prepare for and respond to disaster through their churches. Pretty good overview. Go to www.communityarise.com/online.htm to sign up. Impact of Pandemic Influenza on Public Health by Johns Hopkins University. This is the Open CourseWare version of the course taught JHU medical and public health students, so expect heavy lifting. Go to
www.jhsph.edu/preparedness/training/online/pan_flu.html to register.
Effect of Disasters on Mental Health of Children and Adolescents (Iowa Dept of Public Health): www.prepareiowa.com/Public/Catalog/Default.aspx Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance (FEMA) - Where survivors can get what kind of aid: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is7.asp ANIMALS IN DISASTER. You can watch an online
webcast discussing handling of animals affected by disaster, both
sheltering the pets of human evacuees and caring for animals directly
endangered or injured by a disaster. By the State University of New York at Albany, School of
Public Health. It's free but you have to register. Start at www.ualbanycphp.org/GRS/eventCurrent.cfm?id=100 and
it will take you to the University of Iowa for registration, but don't let
that confuse you. The schools cooperate.
TRAINING VIDEOS. Our little BCDRG library of DVDs is expanding. Ask George Barnette about available titles. The University of Minnesota Center for Public Health offers training for volunteers at mass pharmaceutical dispensing sites...think flu shots...now think bird-flu pandemic or bio- terrorism immunization centers. The vaccine will be in short supply if there's a pandemic or terrorist attack, but health workers -- including volunteers -- get high priority. Free course online at https://cpheo1.sph.umn.edu. Or go to www.ama.learn.com/ecdls for the American Medical Association's free online course: Electronic Core Disaster Life Support. This course elevates first aid to a disaster level...mass casualties...overwhelming numbers...in which non-professionals like us will be asked to step in and help. This is where you learn how. The State University of New York, University at Albany, School of Public Health offers online webcasts of programs on disaster topics, most on public health issues, though not all. Watch 'em on your computer. "Mass Evacuation to Rural Communities". The content is what rural communities must expect if major metro areas have to be evacuated to or through them...exactly our situation if something happens in Austin or San Antonio. See details at www.ualbanycphp.org/GRS/eventCurrent.cfm?id=95. You'll need to register on line and create an account for yourself, but it's all free. This site designed & donated by Cofran & Associates, Inc.
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