LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – City leaders will activate Lubbock\u2019s Emergency Operations Center at noon Friday as winter storms approach the area.<\/p>\n
The EOC will bring together representatives from multiple city departments to coordinate emergency response efforts. Nik Fort, the deputy director of Emergency Management, said city leaders continuously monitor conditions to prepare for potential impacts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are certain things that we always keep up. Number one, we\u2019re looking at grid conditions from ERCOT. And then we will also have our LP&L partners in here with us as well,\u201d Fort said.<\/p>\n
When activated, the Emergency Operations Center will include representatives from Lubbock Fire Rescue, Lubbock Police Department, EMS, Public Works, LP&L and a public information officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey get a radio, they have multiple lines of communication and again that\u2019s why we have everybody that we need in the same room at the same table so that we can coordinate and communicate in real time for an effective and swift response,\u201d Fort said.<\/p>\n
The center has access to about 75 cameras across the city to monitor road conditions and identify problem areas, including icy intersections and crash locations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis gives us eyes so that we can keep a real live look out at what we need to be addressing or what we need to be looking at. Or if there\u2019s some sort of response happening, we can get eyes on it so that we can help the boots on the ground with whatever they need,\u201d Fort said.<\/p>\n
David Bragg, interim division director of Public Works, said crews have not yet deployed, because their sand and salt mixture is most effective after ice and snow accumulate on roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we put out is the sand and salt mixture. It\u2019s effective after there\u2019s already ice and snow on the road. That\u2019s why you\u2019re not going to see city crews out until there\u2019s already snow and ice on the road,\u201d Bragg said.<\/p>\n
Public Works crews will operate on 24-hour schedules starting Friday afternoon, monitoring trouble areas and treating slick spots. Bragg asked residents to give crews space to work safely.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to work out in this weather, it\u2019s hard enough to just travel from point to point, much less do critical jobs. So, make sure and give them a safe area to do what they have to do,\u201d Bragg said.<\/p>\n
The Emergency Operations Center will run continuously through the weekend until conditions improve enough for normal operations to resume.<\/p>\n
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