Texas officials defend response to deadly floods
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New recorded audio from the early hours of July 4 show what first responders were dealing with as flooding led to the deaths of hundred of people in Kerr County.
The Kerr County Commissioners Court discussed installing early warning sirens as early as 2015, after a deadly flood on Memorial Day. To date, it still has not done so.
Kerr County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until two days after the deadly flood, according to
Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.
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KETK.com on MSNAs Kerr County leaders avoid alert questions, new audio surfaces in CodeRED timelineDispatch audio has surfaced from the critical hours before a deadly flood hit its height in Kerr County, helping piece together the timeframe local officials have yet to provide amid public scrutiny of their decisions on July 4.
Reporting in Kerr County continues to shed light on the missed early warnings and the lacking pieces of crucial emergency infrastructure that may have contributed to the crisis. Even still, Rosenlund, who has managed emergencies for 18 years, said near-perfect preparation can succumb to intense weather.
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A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.
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The Austin Fire Chief insists his department is doing everything it can to respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County after firefighters accused him of actions that delayed deployment of
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A flash flood warning was in place for the western part of Kerr County, and a flood warning was in effect along the Guadalupe River in Hunt Monday.
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A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.