Emergency Officials Will Hold Conference Call to Discuss Hurricane Ike

Southeast Texas Emergency Management Press Release: Officials from Hardin, Orange and Jefferson Counties will participate in a 4:00 p.m. conference call with the State of Texas and the National Weather Service to discuss Hurricane Ike. Officials will continue to monitor the track of the storm and prepare plans should our area become a designated target. 

This a prime opportunity for those persons who have not previously registered with 211 to do so now.  211 registration is a database for citizens with medical or physical special needs who will need transportation to a safe shelter should a storm strike.  Also, those citizens who simply do not have a ride or the financial means to evacuate on their own can also register for transportation. 

Citizens are encouraged to make their own arrangements to take family or friends to safety in the comfort of their own private auto if they have the means to do so.  This includes those loved ones who are in a nursing home, assisted living facility or those who are homebound.  

Officials will keep you updated as more information becomes available.