Baytown isn't having a hurricane workshop this year
I did ask, and this was the response I received:
Thanks for your interest, but unfortunately, the City isn't holding one this year. While we're thrilled that we haven't experienced a significant storm since Ike, the downside is that every year we're further removed from a big storm, public interest in personal planning goes down. Last year's workshop was too sparsely attended to justify holding it again this year.
We take emergency planning pretty seriously and this was a difficult decision, but it's the fact of the situation.
My office and the Office of Emergency Management will be working together to try and use other methods to get our message out to people - social media, traditional media, newsletters, etc.
The City continues to practice and enhance our emergency planning - as evidenced by the training we did earlier this year. I'd definitely encourage all of you to make sure your plans are in place.
Do you have the proper supplies to protect your property from debris? Do you have flood insurance (remember, once a storm forms in the gulf, you won't be able to purchase it)? Do you have 7 days worth of food and water for everyone in your household? Will you evacuate? Will you stay? What will trigger your evacuation? Do you know where important papers are? Do you have copies of your prescriptions? What about your pets? Do you have plans for evacuating with them? Lot's of questions and right now is the best time to work out answers. Here are some sites that can help:
http://www.ready.gov/
http://texashelp.tamu.edu/004-natural/hurricanes.php
http://governor.state.tx.us/hurricane/
