Resiliency planning
Emergency preparedness
Hazard mitigation – electricity, carbon monoxide, etc.
Long term recovery
Pet emergency preparedness
Monty Dozier, Ph.D. head of the agency’s Disaster Assessment and Recovery unit. The DAR teams of AgriLife Extension professionals provide rapid, precise assessments in case of disaster and implement critical recovery protocols, aiding communities with resiliency planning, emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation, and long-term recovery.
Jeff Fant, Disaster and Recovery agent, previously worked as a senior disaster program manager for the American Red Cross in San Angelo.
Private water well safety post flooding
Diane Boellstorff, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service water resource specialist, College Station.
Joel Pigg, AgriLife Extension program specialist and TWON coordinator, College Station.
Elderly care during disaster
Andrew Crocker, AgriLife Extension gerontology and health specialist, Amarillo.
Food safety during power outages
Matt Taylor, Ph.D., associate professor for the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Escape route planning and what to have on hand
Joyce Cavanagh, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension specialist in disaster assessment and recovery, College Station.
Community resilience
Stephen Green, head of AgriLife Extension’s Family and Community Health Unit.
Mental health or stress management after disaster
Miquela Smith, AgriLife Extension health specialist.
Agriculture and Environmental Safety
Don Renchie, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension Program Leader and Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator.
Volunteering after a disaster
Texas Department of Emergency Management
