June 2, 2016 — COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Lone Star State Incident Management Team from Texas A&M Forest Service deployed to Fort Bend County today, providing resources in support of continued response to severe weather.   

The deployment was activated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management and includes 35 team members. The team is setting up a base camp for emergency responders involved in the flood response. The site is to serve as a staging area for resources.

Texas A&M Forest Service also is supporting the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management Joint Information Center with public information officers, helping staff District Disaster Chair 16 at the Department of Public Safety office in Rosenburg and the State Operations Center in Austin. 

The Regional All-Hazard Incident Management Team network is comprised of responders throughout the state from all walks of life and professions. They are trained to respond to an emergency when called upon either by their local team or by the state. Texas A&M Forest Service has the responsibility of mobilizing teams and individual members in Texas. Currently, in addition to ongoing local responses, regional response members are working with Texas A&M Forest Service in Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.

About the Lone Star State Incident Management Team

When a disaster occurs in Texas and it exceeds the capabilities of the local government, the Lone Star State Incident Management Team may be ordered by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to respond.  The team adheres to the Incident Command System (ICS) which allows the IMT to organize and respond to any type of disaster — including wildland fires, hurricanes, floods, tornados and such events as the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery. LSSIMT members are capable of remaining active on an incident for up to 21 days at a time and must be self-sustaining for 72 hours. 

For updates on this situation, please follow

Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management www.fbcoem.org 

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