Two-minute impact
Jason Millsaps, executive director of the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said there are 38 trucks moving debris out of the county as of the meeting. Millsaps said they are working to have 50 trucks in the county for debris removal by the end of the week, but cautioned that the process would still take several weeks to complete.
“We just ask for patience,” Millsaps said. “Today will be day eight. Essentially, in this process we’ve still got ten weeks of work, working seven days a week.”
- Estimated total debris: 1 million cubic yards
- Debris picked up: 132,552 cubic yards
The next step in the process is setting up a central Disaster Resource Center for FEMA and other state and federal agencies, which is currently proposed for the Lone Star Convention Center, Millsaps said.
Quotes of note
- “As warehouse stock goes, we are back to full par,” Millsaps said. “We are ready for the next storm. We’ve restocked all our cots, pillows, blankets, so we're shelter-ready as well.”
- “We've already brought in more debris to the Precinct 3 debris fields than we had during the entire last storm,” said Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack.
Millsaps said there is a DRC located at the East Montgomery County Community Development Center, but the main DRC will likely be opened at the end of the month, Millsaps said.
Debris removal will continue over the next several weeks based on the county’s zone map. Residents can view what zone they are in and when debris removal is scheduled for their area using the county’s map.
